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All the ideas for 'The Logic of Boundaryless Concepts', 'Putnam's Paradox' and 'Perception'

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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 / J. Model Theory in Logic / 2. Isomorphisms

14212

A consistent theory just needs one model; isomorphic versions will do too, and large domains provide those [Lewis]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

14213

Anti-realists see the world as imaginary, or lacking joints, or beyond reference, or beyond truth [Lewis]

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]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts

14210

A gerrymandered mereological sum can be a mess, but still have natural joints [Lewis]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 6. Knowing How

7630	Ryle's dichotomy between knowing how and knowing that is too simplistic [Maund]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

7632	Perception is sensation-then-concept, or direct-concepts, or sensation-saturated-in-concepts [Maund]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / a. Sense-data theory

7635	Sense-data have an epistemological purpose (foundations) and a metaphysical purpose (explanation) [Maund]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 6. Inference in Perception

7638	One thesis says we are not aware of qualia, but only of objects and their qualities [Maund]

7642	The Myth of the Given claims that thought is rationally supported by non-conceptual experiences [Maund]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 8. Adverbial Theory

7640	Mountains are adverbial modifications of the earth, but still have object-characteristics [Maund]

7641	Adverbialism tries to avoid sense-data and preserve direct realism [Maund]

18. Thought / C. Content / 1. Content

7637	Thought content is either satisfaction conditions, or exercise of concepts [Maund, by PG]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

14215

Causal theories of reference make errors in reference easy [Lewis]

19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description

14209

Descriptive theories remain part of the theory of reference (with seven mild modifications) [Lewis]