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All the ideas for 'Intro to Naming,Necessity and Natural Kinds', 'Tractatus de corpore Christi' and 'Philosophy of Nature (Encylopedia II)'

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual
22077 Metaphysics is the lattice which makes incoming material intelligible [Hegel]
2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
16676 Why use more things when fewer will do? [William of Ockham]
2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
5831 The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP]
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]
18. Thought / C. Content / 8. Intension
5826 The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution
21756 All revolutions result from spirit changing its categories, to achieve a deeper understanding [Hegel]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles
16675 Every extended material substance is composed of parts distant from one another [William of Ockham]