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All the ideas for 'thirty titles (lost)', 'Science and Hypothesis' and 'Martin Heidegger in conversation'

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4 ideas

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / a. Structuralism
Mathematicians do not study objects, but relations between objects [Poincaré]
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)
I say the manifestation of Being needs humans, and humans only exist as reflected in Being [Heidegger]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance
Speusippus suggested underlying principles for every substance, and ended with a huge list [Speussipus, by Aristotle]
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
Speusippus said things were governed by some animal force rather than the gods [Speussipus, by Cicero]