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All the ideas for 'Through the Looking Glass', 'Quantification and Descriptions' and 'A Realist Theory of Science'

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4 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition

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Contextual definitions eliminate descriptions from contexts [Linsky,B]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

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Definite descriptions, unlike proper names, have a logical structure [Linsky,B]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

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I only wish I had such eyes as to see Nobody! It's as much as I can do to see real people. [Carroll,L]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

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Kind essences are the categorical bases of a thing's causal powers [Bhaskar, by Chakravartty]