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All the ideas for 'works', 'A Plea for Substitutional Quantification' and 'Two Chief World Systems'

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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 4. Alethic Modal Logic

9470	Modal logic is not an extensional language [Parsons,C]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification

9469	Substitutional existential quantifier may explain the existence of linguistic entities [Parsons,C]

9468	On the substitutional interpretation, '(∃x) Fx' is true iff a closed term 't' makes Ft true [Parsons,C]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers

13445

Descartes showed a one-one order-preserving match between points on a line and the real numbers [Descartes, by Hart,WD]

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

16774

Descartes thinks distinguishing substances from aggregates is pointless [Descartes, by Pasnau]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 3. Representation

7400	Descartes said images can refer to objects without resembling them (as words do) [Descartes, by Tuck]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 4. For Free Will

4310	We have inner awareness of our freedom [Descartes]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 2. Interactionism

6553	Descartes discussed the interaction problem, and compared it with gravity [Descartes, by Lycan]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature

19676

Nature is devoid of thought [Descartes, by Meillassoux]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / c. Matter as extension

6518	Matter can't just be Descartes's geometry, because a filler of the spaces is needed [Robinson,H on Descartes]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / b. Laws of motion

19673

Galileo mathematised movement, and revealed its invariable component - acceleration [Galileo, by Meillassoux]