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All the ideas for 'A Puzzle Concerning Matter and Form', 'Mathematical Methods in Philosophy' and 'Protrepticus (frags)'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

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Inquiry is the cause of philosophy [Aristotle]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 9. Philosophical Logic

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Three stages of philosophical logic: syntactic (1905-55), possible worlds (1963-85), widening (1990-) [Horsten/Pettigrew]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form

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Logical formalization makes concepts precise, and also shows their interrelation [Horsten/Pettigrew]

5. Theory of Logic / J. Model Theory in Logic / 1. Logical Models

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Models are sets with functions and relations, and truth built up from the components [Horsten/Pettigrew]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence

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If 'exist' doesn't express a property, we can hardly ask for its essence [Horsten/Pettigrew]

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]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / a. Possible worlds

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A Tarskian model can be seen as a possible state of affairs [Horsten/Pettigrew]

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The 'spheres model' was added to possible worlds, to cope with counterfactuals [Horsten/Pettigrew]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / b. Impossible worlds

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Epistemic logic introduced impossible worlds [Horsten/Pettigrew]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds

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Possible worlds models contain sets of possible worlds; this is a large metaphysical commitment [Horsten/Pettigrew]

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Using possible worlds for knowledge and morality may be a step too far [Horsten/Pettigrew]