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All the ideas for 'Aristotle and Descartes on Matter', 'Introduction to 'Hippias Minor'' and 'Vagaries of Definition'

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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 6. Mathematics as Set Theory / a. Mathematics is set theory
8203 All the arithmetical entities can be reduced to classes of integers, and hence to sets [Quine]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / b. Intuitionism
9548 A mathematical object exists if there is no contradiction in its definition [Waterfield]
19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 10. Denial of Meanings
8202 Meaning is essence divorced from things and wedded to words [Quine]
19. Language / E. Analyticity / 4. Analytic/Synthetic Critique
8201 The distinction between meaning and further information is as vague as the essence/accident distinction [Quine]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter
19399 Prime matter is nothing when it is at rest [Leibniz]