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All the ideas for 'General Draft', 'The Theory of Objects' and 'The Meaning of the Word'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

22026

Philosophy is homesickness - the urge to be at home everywhere [Novalis]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

6710	You can only define a statement that something is 'true' by referring to its functional possibilities [James]

3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth

22305

If the hypothesis of God is widely successful, it is true [James]

4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 6. Free Logic

8250	So-called 'free logic' operates without existence assumptions [Meinong, by George/Van Evra]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / c. Modern abstracta

8719	There can be impossible and contradictory objects, if they can have properties [Meinong, by Friend]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 3. Objects in Thought

8971	There are objects of which it is true that there are no such objects [Meinong]

8718	Meinong says an object need not exist, but must only have properties [Meinong, by Friend]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 4. Impossible objects

7756	Meinong said all objects of thought (even self-contradictions) have some sort of being [Meinong, by Lycan]

15781

The objects of knowledge are far more numerous than objects which exist [Meinong]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 6. Idealisation

19591

Desire for perfection is an illness, if it turns against what is imperfect [Novalis]