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All the ideas for 'Models and Reality', 'Space, Knowledge and Power (interview)' and 'Essentialists and Essentialism'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy

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The big issue since the eighteenth century has been: what is Reason? Its effect, limits and dangers? [Foucault]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / o. Axiom of Constructibility V = L

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The Löwenheim-Skolem theorems show that whether all sets are constructible is indeterminate [Putnam, by Shapiro]

9915	V = L just says all sets are constructible [Putnam]

5. Theory of Logic / J. Model Theory in Logic / 3. Löwenheim-Skolem Theorems

9913	The Löwenheim-Skolem Theorem is close to an antinomy in philosophy of language [Putnam]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / a. Mathematical empiricism

9914	It is unfashionable, but most mathematical intuitions come from nature [Putnam]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties

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The distinction between necessary and essential properties can be ignored [Rocca]