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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Grammar', 'The Material Mind' and 'Assertion'

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5 ideas

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

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In mathematics everything is algorithm and nothing is meaning [Wittgenstein]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 1. Psychology

6386	In no important way can psychology be reduced to the physical sciences [Davidson]

19. Language / F. Communication / 2. Assertion

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An assertion aims to add to the content of a context [Stalnaker, by Magidor]

19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / b. Implicature

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An assertion is an attempt to rule out certain possibilities, narrowing things down for good planning [Stalnaker, by Schroeter]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

6606	Consider: "Imagine this butterfly exactly as it is, but ugly instead of beautiful" [Wittgenstein]