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All the ideas for 'Necessary Existents', 'Protrepticus (frags)' and 'Logical Foundations of Probability'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

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Inquiry is the cause of philosophy [Aristotle]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Good explications are exact, fruitful, simple and similar to the explicandum [Carnap, by Salmon]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions

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Propositions (such as 'that dog is barking') only exist if their items exist [Williamson]