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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'Vague Identity: Evans misunderstood' and 'How to Russell a Frege-Church'

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7 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / c. Theory of definite descriptions

11989

For Russell, expressions dependent on contingent circumstances must be eliminated [Kaplan]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / d. Vagueness as linguistic

16458

Semantic vagueness involves alternative and equal precisifications of the language [Lewis]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / d. Haecceitism

11990

'Haecceitism' says that sameness or difference of individuals is independent of appearances [Kaplan]

9668	'Haecceitism' is common thisness under dissimilarity, or distinct thisnesses under resemblance [Kaplan]

11991

If quantification into modal contexts is legitimate, that seems to imply some form of haecceitism [Kaplan]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

3570	Maybe knowledge is belief which 'tracks' the truth [Nozick, by Williams,M]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 4. Tracking the Facts

2748	A true belief isn't knowledge if it would be believed even if false. It should 'track the truth' [Nozick, by Dancy,J]