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All the ideas for 'The Human Body is a sort of Machine', 'Papers of 1906' and 'Reference and Essence: seven appendices'

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / g. Degrees of vagueness

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It can't be indeterminate whether x and y are identical; if x,y is indeterminate, then it isn't x,x [Salmon,N]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 6. Judgement / b. Error

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To explain false belief we should take belief as relating to a proposition's parts, not to the whole thing [Russell]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / a. Direct reference

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Kripke and Putnam made false claims that direct reference implies essentialism [Salmon,N]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / b. Limited purposes

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A machine is best defined by its final cause, which explains the roles of the parts [Leibniz]