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All the ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Letters to Wolff' and 'Why Propositions cannot be concrete'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

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One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré]

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

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The properties of a thing flow from its essence [Leibniz]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

9086	The idea of abstract objects is not ontological; it comes from the epistemological idea of abstraction [Plantinga]

9087	Theists may see abstract objects as really divine thoughts [Plantinga]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions

9085	If propositions are concrete they don't have to exist, and so they can't be necessary truths [Plantinga]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

9084	Propositions can't just be in brains, because 'there are no human beings' might be true [Plantinga]