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All the ideas for 'Leibniz: Guide for the Perplexed', 'Personal Identity and Memory' and 'Lecture on Nominalism'

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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy
21697 The Struthionic Fallacy is that of burying one's head in the sand [Quine]
5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 6. Relations in Logic
21698 All relations, apart from ancestrals, can be reduced to simpler logic [Quine]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 3. Mathematical Nominalism
21696 Nominalism rejects both attributes and classes (where extensionalism accepts the classes) [Quine]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined
19347 Substance needs independence, unity, and stability (for individuation); also it is a subject, for predicates [Perkins]
16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 2. Mental Continuity / a. Memory is Self
1389 If memory is the sole criterion of identity, we ought to use it for other people too [Shoemaker]
1390 Bodily identity is one criterion and memory another, for personal identity [Shoemaker, by PG]