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All the ideas for 'Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind', 'The Idea of Overlapping Consensus' and 'The Laws of Thought'

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4. Formal Logic / B. Propositional Logic PL / 1. Propositional Logic
8083 Boole applied normal algebra to logic, aiming at an algebra of thought [Boole, by Devlin]
7727 Boole's notation can represent syllogisms and propositional arguments, but not both at once [Boole, by Weiner]
5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic
8686 Boole made logic more mathematical, with algebra, quantifiers and probability [Boole, by Friend]
5. Theory of Logic / H. Proof Systems / 2. Axiomatic Proof
22277 Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Boole, by Potter]
17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 7. Anti-Physicalism / a. Physicalism critique
6382 The 'grain problem' says physical objects are granular, where sensations appear not to be [Sellars, by Polger]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / b. Against communitarianism
23420 In a pluralist society we can't expect a community united around one conception of the good [Rawls]