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All the ideas for 'Letter to Russell', 'On Fate ('De fato')' and 'Nonexistent Objects'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

7085	The main problem of philosophy is what can and cannot be thought and expressed [Wittgenstein, by Grayling]

5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 1. Bivalence

21677

How can the not-true fail to be false, or the not-false fail to be true? [Cicero]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms

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Atomic facts correspond to true elementary propositions [Wittgenstein]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 4. Impossible objects

18948

There is an object for every set of properties (some of which exist, and others don't) [Parsons,T, by Sawyer]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

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A thought is mental constituents that relate to reality as words do [Wittgenstein]

19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric

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Oratory and philosophy are closely allied; orators borrow from philosophy, and ornament it [Cicero]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility

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If desire is not in our power then neither are choices, so we should not be praised or punished [Cicero]