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All the ideas for 'A Résumé of Metaphysics', 'MacIntyre versus the Enlightenment' and 'De Re and De Dicto'

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12 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names

14650

Maybe proper names involve essentialism [Plantinga]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers

14648

Could I name all of the real numbers in one fell swoop? Call them all 'Charley'? [Plantinga]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity

14647

Surely self-identity is essential to Socrates? [Plantinga]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

14646

An object has a property essentially if it couldn't conceivably have lacked it [Plantinga]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 4. De re / De dicto modality

14649

Can we find an appropriate 'de dicto' paraphrase for any 'de re' proposition? [Plantinga]

14642

Expressing modality about a statement is 'de dicto'; expressing it of property-possession is 'de re' [Plantinga]

14643

'De dicto' true and 'de re' false is possible, and so is 'de dicto' false and 'de re' true [Plantinga]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity

14651

What Socrates could have been, and could have become, are different? [Plantinga]

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism

1490	You would have to be very morally lazy to ignore criticisms of your own culture [Nagel]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / a. Nature of pleasure

5049	Intelligent pleasure is the perception of beauty, order and perfection [Leibniz]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

5048	Perfection is simply quantity of reality [Leibniz]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil

5050	Evil serves a greater good, and pain is necessary for higher pleasure [Leibniz]