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All the ideas for 'Paradoxes: Form and Predication', 'Introduction to German Philosophy' and 'works'

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7 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

20955

Art can make reason more all-inclusive, by articulating what seemed inexpressible [Bowie]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

14235

Saying 'they can become a set' is a tautology, because reference to 'they' implies a collection [Cargile]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

3534	To be is to have causal powers [Alexander,S]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

20950

German Idealism says our thinking and nature have the same rational structure [Bowie]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 2. Self as Social Construct

20942

Nazis think race predetermines the self [Bowie]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 6. Epiphenomenalism

3398	Epiphenomenalism makes the mind totally pointless [Alexander,S]

19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric

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Rhetoric is built into language, so it cannot be stripped from philosophy [Bowie]