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All the ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Frege's Distinction of Sense and Reference' and 'Philosophy'

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

9182	Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett]

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

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One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 7. Knowledge First

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Knowledge is beyond question, as an unavoidable component of thinking [Weil]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

9181	The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 1. Defining Art

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Art (like philosophy) establishes a relation between world and self, and between oneself and others [Weil]