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All the ideas for 'The Thesis that Mathematics is Logic', 'Lecture on Nominalism' and 'The Birth of Tragedy'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

7848	Philosophy begins in the horror and absurdity of existence [Nietzsche, by Ansell Pearson]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy

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The Struthionic Fallacy is that of burying one's head in the sand [Quine]

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 3. If-Thenism

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Putnam coined the term 'if-thenism' [Putnam, by Musgrave]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 6. Relations in Logic

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All relations, apart from ancestrals, can be reduced to simpler logic [Quine]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 3. Mathematical Nominalism

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Nominalism rejects both attributes and classes (where extensionalism accepts the classes) [Quine]