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All the ideas for 'Lectures on the History of Philosophy', 'What Numbers Are' and 'Propositional Objects'

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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]

5. Theory of Logic / J. Model Theory in Logic / 3. Löwenheim-Skolem Theorems

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Löwenheim-Skolem says any theory with a true interpretation has a model in the natural numbers [White,NP]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure

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Finite cardinalities don't need numbers as objects; numerical quantifiers will do [White,NP]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / e. Belief holism

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How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / a. Propositions as sense

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A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence [Quine]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique

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The problem with propositions is their individuation. When do two sentences express one proposition? [Quine]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space

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The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine]