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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Grundlagen (Foundations of Theory of Manifolds)' and 'Logic and Conversation'

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7 ideas

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory

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Cantor developed sets from a progression into infinity by addition, multiplication and exponentiation [Cantor, by Lavine]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / e. Ordinal numbers

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Ordinals are generated by endless succession, followed by a limit ordinal [Cantor, by Lavine]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / c. Truth-function conditionals

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Conditionals are truth-functional, but we must take care with misleading ones [Grice, by Edgington]

8948	The odd truth table for material conditionals is explained by conversational conventions [Grice, by Fisher]

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Conditionals might remain truth-functional, despite inappropriate conversational remarks [Edgington on Grice]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / f. Pragmatics of conditionals

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A person can be justified in believing a proposition, though it is unreasonable to actually say it [Grice, by Edgington]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]