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All the ideas for 'Events', 'The Dappled World' and 'The Concept of Logical Consequence'

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6 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 1. Logical Consequence
14181 Validity is where either the situation or the interpretation blocks true premises and false conclusion [Etchemendy, by Read]
14180 Etchemendy says fix the situation and vary the interpretation, or fix interpretations with varying situations [Etchemendy, by Read]
7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes
8979 Slow and continuous events (like balding or tree-growth) are called 'processes', not 'events' [Simons]
8981 Maybe processes behave like stuff-nouns, and events like count-nouns [Simons]
7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / a. Nature of events
8973 Einstein's relativity brought events into ontology, as the terms of a simultaneity relationships [Simons]
14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
17503 Theories can never represent accurately, because their components are abstract [Cartwright,N, by Portides]