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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition
10528 Definitions concern how we should speak, not how things are [Fine,K]
6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / d. Hume's Principle
10529 If Hume's Principle can define numbers, we needn't worry about its truth [Fine,K]
10530 Hume's Principle is either adequate for number but fails to define properly, or vice versa [Fine,K]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 3. Proposed Categories
13120 Chisholm divides things into contingent and necessary, and then individuals, states and non-states [Chisholm, by Westerhoff]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence
10527 An abstraction principle should not 'inflate', producing more abstractions than objects [Fine,K]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism
20575 Socialist economics needs a very strong central power, virtually leading to slavery [Hayek, by Oksala]
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 4. Free market
22599 Hayek was a liberal, but mainly concerned with market freedom [Hayek, by Dunt]
22600 Impeding the market is likely to lead to extensive state control [Hayek]