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All the ideas for 'Wisdom', 'Entity and Identity' and 'Foundations of Geometry'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

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The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 3. If-Thenism

10053

Geometrical axioms imply the propositions, but the former may not be true [Russell]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry

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Geometry is united by the intuitive axioms of projective geometry [Russell, by Musgrave]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / b. Need for abstracta

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We need a logical use of 'object' as predicate-worthy, and an 'ontological' use [Strawson,P]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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It makes no sense to ask of some individual thing what it is that makes it that individual [Strawson,P]