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All the ideas for 'Aristotle and Descartes on Matter', 'Set Theory and its Logic' and 'Inexpressible Properties and Propositions'

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6 ideas

3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 3. Minimalist Truth

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Instances of minimal truth miss out propositions inexpressible in current English [Hofweber]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / p. Axiom of Reducibility

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Reducibility undermines type ramification, and is committed to the existence of functions [Quine, by Linsky,B]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification

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Quantification can't all be substitutional; some reference is obviously to objects [Hofweber]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties

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Since properties have properties, there can be a typed or a type-free theory of them [Hofweber]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / a. Translation

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Holism says language can't be translated; the expressibility hypothesis says everything can [Hofweber]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

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Prime matter is nothing when it is at rest [Leibniz]