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All the ideas for 'Cosmic Apprentice', 'Slaughterhouse Five' and 'Concepts and Counting'

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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

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Scientists know everything about nothing, philosophers nothing about everything [Sagan,D]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure

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A single object must not be counted twice, which needs knowledge of distinctness (negative identity) [Rumfitt]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / c. Fregean numbers

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Some 'how many?' answers are not predications of a concept, like 'how many gallons?' [Rumfitt]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will

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Out of more than a hundred planets, Earth is the only one with the idea of free will [Vonnegut]