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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'The Analysis of Matter' and 'U.S. Declaration of Independence'

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7 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

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Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / b. Events as primitive

6402	In 1927, Russell analysed force and matter in terms of events [Russell, by Grayling]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects

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A perceived physical object is events grouped around a centre [Russell]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / e. Substance critique

14733

An object produces the same percepts with or without a substance, so that is irrelevant to science [Russell]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism

6418	Russell rejected phenomenalism because it couldn't account for causal relations [Russell, by Grayling]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / b. Natural equality

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Men are created equal, and with certain inalienable rights [Jefferson]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / a. Concept of matter

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At first matter is basic and known by sense-data; later Russell says matter is constructed [Russell, by Linsky,B]