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All the ideas for 'Letters to Samuel Masson', 'Introduction to Philosophical Papers II' and 'Philosophical Essay on Probability'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite

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I don't admit infinite numbers, and consider infinitesimals to be useful fictions [Leibniz]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience

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Humean supervenience says the world is just a vast mosaic of qualities in space-time [Lewis]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony

7458	The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism

3441	If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

9426	The world is just a vast mosaic of little matters of local particular fact [Lewis]