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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Difficulties of Transfinite Numbers and Types' and 'Counterfactuals'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / d. Predicativism

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'Predicative' norms are those which define a class [Russell]

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We need rules for deciding which norms are predicative (unless none of them are) [Russell]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / c. Truth-function conditionals

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Lewis says indicative conditionals are truth-functional [Lewis, by Jackson]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 9. Counterfactuals

8434	In good counterfactuals the consequent holds in world like ours except that the antecedent is true [Lewis, by Horwich]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / b. Best system theory

9419	A law of nature is a general axiom of the deductive system that is best for simplicity and strength [Lewis]