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All the ideas for 'Meaning', 'Elements of Intuitionism (2nd ed)' and 'Primary Truths'

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4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 2. Intuitionist Logic
Mathematical statements and entities that result from an infinite process must lack a truth-value [Dummett]
12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 4. A Priori as Necessities
An a priori proof is independent of experience [Leibniz]
19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 3. Meaning as Speaker's Intention
Only the utterer's primary intention is relevant to the meaning [Grice]
Meaning needs an intention to induce a belief, and a recognition that this is the speaker's intention [Grice]
We judge linguistic intentions rather as we judge non-linguistic intentions, so they are alike [Grice]