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All the ideas for 'talk', 'The Ways of Paradox' and 'An Introduction to Hegel'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

1403	A rational donkey would starve to death between two totally identical piles of hay [Buridan, by PG]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 5. Conceptions of Set / d. Naïve logical sets

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The set scheme discredited by paradoxes is actually the most natural one [Quine]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 7. Natural Sets

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Russell's antinomy challenged the idea that any condition can produce a set [Quine]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 3. Antinomies

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Antinomies contradict accepted ways of reasoning, and demand revisions [Quine]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 4. Paradoxes in Logic / a. Achilles paradox

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Whenever the pursuer reaches the spot where the pursuer has been, the pursued has moved on [Quine]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / d. Russell's paradox

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A barber shaves only those who do not shave themselves. So does he shave himself? [Quine]

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Membership conditions which involve membership and non-membership are paradoxical [Quine]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 6. Paradoxes in Language / a. The Liar paradox

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If we write it as '"this sentence is false" is false', there is no paradox [Quine]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / b. Defining ethics

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The moral will is self-determining, but the ethical will is met in society [Houlgate]