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All the ideas for 'Letters to Edward Stillingfleet', 'Reply to Second Objections' and 'The Logical Basis of Metaphysics'

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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / c. not
Classical negation is circular, if it relies on knowing negation-conditions from truth-conditions [Dummett]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
Every individual thing which exists has an essence, which is its internal constitution [Locke]
11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty
If it is knowledge, it is certain; if it isn't certain, it isn't knowledge [Locke]
11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 4. The Cogito
The Cogito is not a syllogism but a self-evident intuition [Descartes]