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All the ideas for 'Identity through Possible Worlds', 'works' and 'Constructibility and Mathematical Existence'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

5437	The claim of hermeneutics to give knowledge through understanding is challenged by positivism [Mautner on Dilthey]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 8. Critique of Set Theory

8758	We could talk of open sentences, instead of sets [Chihara, by Shapiro]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / b. Type theory

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Chihara's system is a variant of type theory, from which he can translate sentences [Chihara, by Shapiro]

8759	We can replace type theory with open sentences and a constructibility quantifier [Chihara, by Shapiro]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / a. Constructivism

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Introduce a constructibility quantifiers (Cx)Φ - 'it is possible to construct an x such that Φ' [Chihara, by Shapiro]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

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If there are essential properties, how do you find out what they are? [Chisholm]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity

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Could possible Adam gradually transform into Noah, and vice versa? [Chisholm]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / d. Explaining people

5436	Natural science seeks explanation; human sciences seek understanding [Dilthey, by Mautner]