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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'Propositional Objects' and 'works'

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6 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]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / e. Belief holism

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How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / b. Turing Machines

3193	Turing showed that logical rules can be specified computationally and mechanically [Turing, by Rey]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / a. Propositions as sense

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A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence [Quine]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique

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The problem with propositions is their individuation. When do two sentences express one proposition? [Quine]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space

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The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine]