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All the ideas for 'Abstract Objects: a Case Study', 'Fear and Trembling' and 'Presupposition'

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8 ideas

4. Formal Logic / A. Syllogistic Logic / 3. Term Logic

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Logic would be more natural if negation only referred to predicates [Dummett]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / c. not

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Natural language 'not' doesn't apply to sentences [Dummett]

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 / 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]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / a. Divine morality

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Either Abraham rises higher than universal ethics, or he is a mere murderer [Kierkegaard]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / d. God decrees morality

7577	Abraham was willing to suspend ethics, for a higher idea [Kierkegaard]