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All the ideas for 'Personal Identity', 'Introduction to Zermelo's 1930 paper' and 'Introduction to Philosophical Papers I'

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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I tried to be unsystematic and piecemeal, but failed; my papers presuppose my other views [Lewis]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / a. Axioms for sets

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The first-order ZF axiomatisation is highly non-categorical [Hallett,M]

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Non-categoricity reveals a sort of incompleteness, with sets existing that the axioms don't reveal [Hallett,M]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 7. Natural Sets

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Zermelo allows ur-elements, to enable the widespread application of set-theory [Hallett,M]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / g. Continuum Hypothesis

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The General Continuum Hypothesis and its negation are both consistent with ZF [Hallett,M]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 5. Self as Associations

3539	Personal identity is just causally related mental states [Parfit, by Maslin]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 2. Mental Continuity / b. Self as mental continuity

1393	One of my future selves will not necessarily be me [Parfit]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 4. Split Consciousness

1392	If we split like amoeba, we would be two people, neither of them being us [Parfit]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 5. Concerns of the Self

1391	Concern for our own lives isn't the source of belief in identity, it is the result of it [Parfit]