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All the ideas for 'Hymn to Perfect Wisdom', 'Merely Possible Propositions' and 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

7911	Theory vanishes when one has obtained wisdom [Rahulabhadra]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

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The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis, by Politis]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth

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'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

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Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like [Politis]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 4. Impossible objects

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Predicates can't apply to what doesn't exist [Stalnaker]

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

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Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions

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A 'Russellian proposition' is an ordered sequence of individual, properties and relations [Stalnaker]