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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Psychophysical and theoretical identifications' and 'Presupposition and Conversational Implicature'

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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]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / f. Pragmatics of conditionals

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Conditionals are truth-functional, but unassertable in tricky cases? [Grice, by Read]

19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / b. Implicature

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Key conversational maxims are 'quality' (assert truth) and 'quantity' (leave nothing out) [Grice, by Read]

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

9409	Laws are the best axiomatization of the total history of world events or facts [Lewis, by Mumford]

9423	If simplicity and strength are criteria for laws of nature, that introduces a subjective element [Mumford on Lewis]

9424	A number of systematizations might tie as the best and most coherent system [Mumford on Lewis]