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All the ideas for 'Disquisitions', 'Introduction to Russell's Theory of Types' and 'The Analysis of Matter'

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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / p. Axiom of Reducibility

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The Axiom of Reducibility is self-effacing: if true, it isn't needed [Quine]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / b. Events as primitive

6402	In 1927, Russell analysed force and matter in terms of events [Russell, by Grayling]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 8. Properties as Modes

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Modes of things exist in some way, without being full-blown substances [Gassendi]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects

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A perceived physical object is events grouped around a centre [Russell]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / e. Substance critique

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An object produces the same percepts with or without a substance, so that is irrelevant to science [Russell]

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

6418	Russell rejected phenomenalism because it couldn't account for causal relations [Russell, by Grayling]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / a. Concept of matter

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At first matter is basic and known by sense-data; later Russell says matter is constructed [Russell, by Linsky,B]