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All the ideas for 'The Philosophy of Logic', 'The Facts of Causation' and 'On 'Generation and Corruption''

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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / a. What makes truths
10365 We might use 'facta' to refer to the truth-makers for facts [Mellor, by Schaffer,J]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / i. Cardinal infinity
18200 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
18199 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]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
16570 Elements are found last in dismantling bodies, and first in generating them [Albert of Saxony]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata
4785 Causal statements relate facts (which are whatever true propositions express) [Mellor, by Psillos]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / e. Probabilistic causation
8408 Probabilistic causation says C is a cause of E if it increases the chances of E occurring [Mellor, by Tooley]