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All the ideas for 'Second Philosophy', 'Examination of Sir Wm Hamilton's Philosophy' and 'Abstraction Reconsidered'

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 7. Second-Order Logic

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Henkin semantics is more plausible for plural logic than for second-order logic [Maddy]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / c. Against mathematical empiricism

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Abstraction from objects won't reveal an operation's being performed 'so many times' [Geach]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism

3583	External objects are permanent possibilities of sensation [Mill]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / d. Other minds by analogy

3537	I judge others' feeling by analogy with my body and behaviour [Mill]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind

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If concepts are just recognitional, then general judgements would be impossible [Geach]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities

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For abstractionists, concepts are capacities to recognise recurrent features of the world [Geach]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique

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The abstractionist cannot explain 'some' and 'not' [Geach]

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Only a judgement can distinguish 'striking' from 'being struck' [Geach]