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All the ideas for 'Lectures on the History of Philosophy', 'Defining 'Intrinsic' (with Rae Langton)' and 'Cantorian Abstraction: Recon. and Defence'

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

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

2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

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Interdefinition is useless by itself, but if we grasp one separately, we have them both [Lewis]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic

9148	I think of variables as objects rather than as signs [Fine,K]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

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We must avoid circularity between what is intrinsic and what is natural [Lewis, by Cameron]

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A property is 'intrinsic' iff it can never differ between duplicates [Lewis]

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Ellipsoidal stars seem to have an intrinsic property which depends on other objects [Lewis]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind

9152	If green is abstracted from a thing, it is only seen as a type if it is common to many things [Fine,K]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection

9149	To obtain the number 2 by abstraction, we only want to abstract the distinctness of a pair of objects [Fine,K]

9150	We should define abstraction in general, with number abstraction taken as a special case [Fine,K]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique

9146	After abstraction all numbers seem identical, so only 0 and 1 will exist! [Fine,K]