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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Hat-Tricks and Heaps' and 'Improvement of Understanding'

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4 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]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition

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All the intrinsic properties of a thing should be deducible from its definition [Spinoza]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 6. Paradoxes in Language / b. The Heap paradox ('Sorites')

9117	The smallest heap has four objects: three on the bottom, one on the top [Hart,WD, by Sorensen]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza]