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All the ideas for 'Essays on Intellectual Powers: Conception', 'Through the Looking Glass' and 'Short History of Modern Philosophy'

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9 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

5637	Nowadays logic is seen as the science of extensions, not intensions [Scruton]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

21982

I only wish I had such eyes as to see Nobody! It's as much as I can do to see real people. [Carroll,L]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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Objects have an essential constitution, producing its qualities, which we are too ignorant to define [Reid]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / b. Conceivable but impossible

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Impossibilites are easily conceived in mathematics and geometry [Reid, by Molnar]

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

5636	Cartesian 'ideas' confuse concepts and propositions [Scruton]

19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

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Reference is by name, or a term-plus-circumstance, or ostensively, or by description [Reid]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / c. Social reference

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A word's meaning is the thing conceived, as fixed by linguistic experts [Reid]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights

5660	Allegiance is prior to the recognition of individual rights [Scruton]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

5653	A right is a power which is enforced in the name of justice [Scruton]