Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Necessary Existents', 'An Enquiry' and 'Review of Bob Hale's 'Abstract Objects''

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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

9184	We can't presume that all interesting concepts can be analysed [Williamson]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / a. For mathematical platonism

9183	Platonism claims that some true assertions have singular terms denoting abstractions, so abstractions exist [Williamson]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony

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We treat testimony with a natural trade off of belief and caution [Reid, by Fricker,M]

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]