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All the ideas for 'A Puzzle Concerning Matter and Form', 'Roman Law' and 'Abstract Objects: a Case Study'

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / c. Neo-logicism

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Mathematics is both necessary and a priori because it really consists of logical truths [Yablo]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 9. Fictional Mathematics

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Putting numbers in quantifiable position (rather than many quantifiers) makes expression easier [Yablo]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete

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Concrete objects have few essential properties, but properties of abstractions are mostly essential [Yablo]

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We are thought to know concreta a posteriori, and many abstracta a priori [Yablo]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

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The possible Aristotelian view that forms are real and active principles is clearly wrong [Fine,K, by Pasnau]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / a. Right to punish

7294	No crime and no punishment without a law [Roman law]