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All the ideas for 'Laudatio: Prof Ruth Barcan Marcus', 'Metaphysical Foundations of Mathematics' and 'Inexpressible Properties and Propositions'

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3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 3. Minimalist Truth

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Instances of minimal truth miss out propositions inexpressible in current English [Hofweber]

4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 7. Barcan Formula

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If a property is possible, there is something which can have it [Williamson]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification

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Quantification can't all be substitutional; some reference is obviously to objects [Hofweber]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties

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Since properties have properties, there can be a typed or a type-free theory of them [Hofweber]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / a. Translation

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Holism says language can't be translated; the expressibility hypothesis says everything can [Hofweber]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / g. Time's arrow

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When one element contains the grounds of the other, the first one is prior in time [Leibniz]