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All the ideas for 'Explanation in Mathematics', 'Dthat' and 'Review of Aron 'Our Knowledge of Universals''

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities

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Essences are no use in mathematics, if all mathematical truths are necessary [Mancosu]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / a. Origin of concepts

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We reach concepts by clarification, or by definition, or by habitual experience [Price,HH]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection

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A 'felt familiarity' with universals is more primitive than abstraction [Price,HH]

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Our understanding of 'dog' or 'house' arises from a repeated experience of concomitances [Price,HH]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

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Are causal descriptions part of the causal theory of reference, or are they just metasemantic? [Kaplan, by Schaffer,J]