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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'Conceptions of Truth' and 'Thought: a very short introduction'

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8 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 12. Paraphrase

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The idea of 'making' can be mere conceptual explanation (like 'because') [Künne]

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]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 3. Evidentialism / a. Evidence

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How we evaluate evidence depends on our background beliefs [Bayne]

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Clifford's dictum seems to block our beliefs in morality, politics and philosophy [Bayne]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind

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Physicalism correlates brain and mind, explains causation by thought, and makes nature continuous [Bayne]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 8. Human Thought

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Perception reveals what animals think, but humans can disengage thought from perception [Bayne]

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Some people centre space on themselves; others centre space on the earth [Bayne]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought

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The alternative to a language of thought is map-like or diagram-like thought [Bayne]