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All the ideas for 'The Problem of the Essential Indexical', 'Phenomenology of Perception' and 'Iteration Again'

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9 ideas

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 5. Conceptions of Set / f. Limitation of Size

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Limitation of Size is weak (Fs only collect is something the same size does) or strong (fewer Fs than objects) [Boolos, by Potter]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / b. Elements of beliefs

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Indexicals are a problem for beliefs being just subject-proposition relations [Perry]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 4. The Cogito

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Consciousness is based on 'I can', not on 'I think' [Merleau-Ponty]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation

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The mind does not unite perceptions, because they flow into one another [Merleau-Ponty]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 9. Indexical Semantics

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If we replace 'I' in sentences about me, they are different beliefs and explanations of behaviour [Perry]

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Indexicals individuate certain belief states, helping in explanation and prediction [Perry]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique

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Indexicals reveal big problems with the traditional idea of a proposition [Perry]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / c. Tenses and time

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Tense is essential for thought and action [Perry, by Le Poidevin]

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Actual tensed sentences cannot be tenseless, because they can cite their own context [Perry, by Le Poidevin]