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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification
10801 Either reference really matters, or we don't need to replace it with substitutions [Quine]
6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 6. Mathematics as Set Theory / a. Mathematics is set theory
10185 Set theory is the standard background for modern mathematics [Burgess]
6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / a. Structuralism
10184 Structuralists take the name 'R' of the reals to be a variable ranging over structures, not a structure [Burgess]
10189 There is no one relation for the real number 2, as relations differ in different models [Burgess]
6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / e. Structuralism critique
10186 If set theory is used to define 'structure', we can't define set theory structurally [Burgess]
10187 Abstract algebra concerns relations between models, not common features of all the models [Burgess]
10188 How can mathematical relations be either internal, or external, or intrinsic? [Burgess]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism
14963 Surely the past phases of a thing are not parts of the thing? [Broad]