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All the ideas for 'Deriving Kripkean Claims with Abstract Objects', 'The DhammaPada' and 'Cantorian Abstraction: Recon. and Defence'

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
7893 Our life is the creation of our mind [Anon (Dham)]
5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic
9148 I think of variables as objects rather than as signs [Fine,K]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / a. Nature of abstracta
10558 Abstract objects are actually constituted by the properties by which we conceive them [Zalta]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / a. Idealism
7898 The world is just the illusion of an appearance [Anon (Dham)]
15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind
9152 If green is abstracted from a thing, it is only seen as a type if it is common to many things [Fine,K]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
10557 Abstract objects are captured by second-order modal logic, plus 'encoding' formulas [Zalta]
9149 To obtain the number 2 by abstraction, we only want to abstract the distinctness of a pair of objects [Fine,K]
9150 We should define abstraction in general, with number abstraction taken as a special case [Fine,K]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
9146 After abstraction all numbers seem identical, so only 0 and 1 will exist! [Fine,K]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
7894 Hate is conquered by love [Anon (Dham)]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / f. Dangers of pleasure
7899 Even divine pleasure will not satisfy the wise, as it is insatiable, and leads to pain [Anon (Dham)]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
7896 The foolish gradually fill with evil, like a slowly-filled water-jar [Anon (Dham)]
7897 The wise gradually fill with good, like a slowly-filled water-jar [Anon (Dham)]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship
7895 Don't befriend fools; either find superior friends, or travel alone [Anon (Dham)]
29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism
7900 Speak the truth, yield not to anger, give what you can to him who asks [Anon (Dham)]