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All the ideas for 'Abstract Objects: a Case Study', 'On 'The Beginning of Philosophy'' and 'The Correspondence Theory of Truth'

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13 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Philosophy is distinguished from other sciences by its complete lack of presuppositions [Feuerbach]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers

3745	Must sentences make statements to qualify for truth? [O'Connor]

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth

3742	Beliefs must match facts, but also words must match beliefs [O'Connor]

3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 2. Semantic Truth

3744	The semantic theory requires sentences as truth-bearers, not propositions [O'Connor]

3749	What does 'true in English' mean? [O'Connor]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 4. Pure Logic

3746	Logic seems to work for unasserted sentences [O'Connor]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / c. Neo-logicism

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Mathematics is both necessary and a priori because it really consists of logical truths [Yablo]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 9. Fictional Mathematics

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Putting numbers in quantifiable position (rather than many quantifiers) makes expression easier [Yablo]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / c. Reduction of events

3747	Events are fast changes which are of interest to us [O'Connor]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete

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Concrete objects have few essential properties, but properties of abstractions are mostly essential [Yablo]

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We are thought to know concreta a posteriori, and many abstracta a priori [Yablo]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs

3743	We can't contemplate our beliefs until we have expressed them [O'Connor]

3748	Without language our beliefs are particular and present [O'Connor]