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All the ideas for 'The Origin of the Work of Art', 'Is Mathematics purely Linguistic?' and 'Aristotle on Substance'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

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Later Heidegger sees philosophy as more like poetry than like science [Heidegger, by Polt]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 7. Formalism

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Numbers are just verbal conveniences, which can be analysed away [Russell]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object

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Aristotelian matter seriously threatens the intrinsic unity and substantiality of its object [Gill,ML]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

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Prime matter has no place in Aristotle's theories, and passages claiming it are misread [Gill,ML]

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Prime matter is actually nothing and potentially everything (or potentially an element) [Gill,ML]