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All the ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Quantification and Descriptions' and 'Summa quaestionum super Sententias'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition
18776 Contextual definitions eliminate descriptions from contexts [Linsky,B]
5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions
18774 Definite descriptions, unlike proper names, have a logical structure [Linsky,B]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry
10245 One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré]
8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 1. Nature of Relations
16659 Relations do not add anything to reality, though they are real aspects of the world [Olivi]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object
16673 Quantity just adds union and location to the extension of parts [Olivi]
27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 5. Species
16663 Things are limited by the species to certain modes of being [Olivi]