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All the ideas for 'Isolation and Non-arbitrary Division', 'The Sense of Reality' and 'The Meaning of the Word'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 1. History of Ideas

7460	The great moments are the death of Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Romanticism [Berlin, by Watson]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

6710	You can only define a statement that something is 'true' by referring to its functional possibilities [James]

3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth

22305

If the hypothesis of God is widely successful, it is true [James]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / a. Units

17435

Objects do not naturally form countable units [Koslicki]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure

17433

We can still count squares, even if they overlap [Koslicki]

17439

There is no deep reason why we count carrots but not asparagus [Koslicki]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / d. Counting via concepts

17434

We struggle to count branches and waves because our concepts lack clear boundaries [Koslicki]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 8. Stuff / a. Pure stuff

17436

We talk of snow as what stays the same, when it is a heap or drift or expanse [Koslicki]