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All the ideas for 'Space and Time', 'The Philosophy of Logic' and 'Real Essence'

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5 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition

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'Nominal' definitions identify things, but fail to give their essence [Jones,J-E]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / i. Cardinal infinity

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Very large sets should be studied in an 'if-then' spirit [Putnam]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / b. Indispensability of mathematics

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Indispensability strongly supports predicative sets, and somewhat supports impredicative sets [Putnam]

8857	We must quantify over numbers for science; but that commits us to their existence [Putnam]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 6. Space-Time

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Space alone, and time alone, will fade away, and only their union has an independent reality [Minkowski]