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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

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We have no adequate logic at the moment, so mathematicians must create one [Veblen]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / a. Conceivable as possible

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Modal Rationalism: conceivability gives a priori access to modal truths [Chalmers, by Stalnaker]

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Evaluate primary possibility from some world, and secondary possibility from this world [Chalmers, by Vaidya]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use

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Study the use of words, not their origins [Herder]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

7669	We cannot attain all the ideals of every culture, so there cannot be a perfect life [Herder, by Berlin]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism

7668	Herder invented the idea of being rooted in (or cut off from) a home or a group [Herder, by Berlin]