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All the ideas for 'Intro to Naming,Necessity and Natural Kinds', 'Principles of Theoretical Logic' and 'Letters to Thomas Burnett'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
5831 The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP]
4. Formal Logic / C. Predicate Calculus PC / 1. Predicate Calculus PC
17750 The first clear proof of the consistency of the first order predicate logic was in 1928 [Hilbert/Ackermann, by Walicki]
5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive
5829 We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP]
5830 The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance
13197 The notion of substance is one of the keys to true philosophy [Leibniz]
18. Thought / C. Content / 8. Intension
5826 The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws
13198 Gravity is within matter because of its structure, and it can be explained. [Leibniz]