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All the ideas for 'Through the Looking Glass', 'Summa' and 'Mathematics and the Metaphysicians'

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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 4. Paradoxes in Logic / a. Achilles paradox

7557	To solve Zeno's paradox, reject the axiom that the whole has more terms than the parts [Russell]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

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In mathematic we are ignorant of both subject-matter and truth [Russell]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / b. Mark of the infinite

7556	A collection is infinite if you can remove some terms without diminishing its number [Russell]

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 / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance

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Substances 'substand' (beneath accidents), or 'subsist' (independently) [Eustachius]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism

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Prime matter is free of all forms, but has the potential for all forms [Eustachius]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence

7554	Self-evidence is often a mere will-o'-the-wisp [Russell]