Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'A Puzzle about Belief', 'The Scientific Image' and 'Philosophical Remarks'

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6 ideas

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 3. Objects in Thought

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An 'object' is just what can be referred to without possible non-existence [Wittgenstein]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 7. Chance

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

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files

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Puzzled Pierre has two mental files about the same object [Recanati on Kripke]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 2. Meaning as Mental

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Language pictures the essence of the world [Wittgenstein]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 5. Meaning as Verification

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You can't believe it if you can't imagine a verification for it [Wittgenstein]

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]