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All the ideas for 'Lectures on the History of Philosophy', 'Mathematics and the Metaphysicians' and 'The Theory of Objects'

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11 ideas

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

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Philosophy is the conceptual essence of the shape of history [Hegel]

4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 6. Free Logic

8250	So-called 'free logic' operates without existence assumptions [Meinong, by George/Van Evra]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 4. Paradoxes in Logic / a. Achilles paradox

7557	To solve Zeno's paradox, reject the axiom that the whole has more terms than the parts [Russell]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

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In mathematic we are ignorant of both subject-matter and truth [Russell]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / b. Mark of the infinite

7556	A collection is infinite if you can remove some terms without diminishing its number [Russell]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / c. Modern abstracta

8719	There can be impossible and contradictory objects, if they can have properties [Meinong, by Friend]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 3. Objects in Thought

8971	There are objects of which it is true that there are no such objects [Meinong]

8718	Meinong says an object need not exist, but must only have properties [Meinong, by Friend]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 4. Impossible objects

7756	Meinong said all objects of thought (even self-contradictions) have some sort of being [Meinong, by Lycan]

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The objects of knowledge are far more numerous than objects which exist [Meinong]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence

7554	Self-evidence is often a mere will-o'-the-wisp [Russell]