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All the ideas for 'Lectures on the History of Philosophy', 'The Theory of Knowledge' and 'Making Mind Matter More'

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8 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]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives

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Logical constants seem to be entities in propositions, but are actually pure form [Russell]

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We use logical notions, so they must be objects - but I don't know what they really are [Russell]

5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 3. Logical Truth

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Logical truths are known by their extreme generality [Russell]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / d. Negative facts

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There can't be a negative of a complex, which is negated by its non-existence [Potter on Russell]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 6. Epiphenomenalism

2599	Either intentionality causes things, or epiphenomenalism is true [Fodor]

17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 2. Anomalous Monism

2597	Contrary to the 'anomalous monist' view, there may well be intentional causal laws [Fodor]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 7. Anti-Physicalism / b. Multiple realisability

2598	Lots of physical properties are multiply realisable, so why shouldn't beliefs be? [Fodor]