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All the ideas for 'Reply to Foucher', 'What Metaphors Mean' and 'Laudatio: Prof Ruth Barcan Marcus'

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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 7. Barcan Formula
If a property is possible, there is something which can have it [Williamson]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite
I strongly believe in the actual infinite, which indicates the perfections of its author [Leibniz]
19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor
Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]
We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]
Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]