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All the ideas for 'The Logic of Boundaryless Concepts', 'Spinoza's Ethics' and 'The Theory of Knowledge'

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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 5. Later European Thought

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Only in the 1780s did it become acceptable to read Spinoza [Lord]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

9390	Logic guides thinking, but it isn't a substitute for it [Rumfitt]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives

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Logical constants seem to be entities in propositions, but are actually pure form [Russell]

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We use logical notions, so they must be objects - but I don't know what they really are [Russell]

5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 3. Logical Truth

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Logical truths are known by their extreme generality [Russell]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / d. Negative facts

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There can't be a negative of a complex, which is negated by its non-existence [Potter on Russell]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects

9389	Vague membership of sets is possible if the set is defined by its concept, not its members [Rumfitt]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 10. Conatus/Striving

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Hobbes and Spinoza use 'conatus' to denote all endeavour for advantage in nature [Lord]