Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Clitophon', 'The Scientific Image' and 'Abstract Objects: a Case Study'

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / c. Neo-logicism

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Mathematics is both necessary and a priori because it really consists of logical truths [Yablo]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 9. Fictional Mathematics

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Putting numbers in quantifiable position (rather than many quantifiers) makes expression easier [Yablo]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete

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Concrete objects have few essential properties, but properties of abstractions are mostly essential [Yablo]

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We are thought to know concreta a posteriori, and many abstracta a priori [Yablo]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 7. Chance

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Chance is compatible with necessity, and the two occur together [Weil]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 4. Beauty

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The secret of art is that beauty is a just blend of unity and its opposite [Weil]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / f. Altruism

1590	The just man does not harm his enemies, but benefits everyone [Plato]