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All the ideas for 'Propositional Objects', 'The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge' and 'Letters to Thomas Burnett'

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8 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance
13197 The notion of substance is one of the keys to true philosophy [Leibniz]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / e. Belief holism
18969 How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism
8824 No one has defended translational phenomenalism since Ayer in 1940 [Ayer, by Kim]
19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / a. Propositions as sense
18967 A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence [Quine]
19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique
18968 The problem with propositions is their individuation. When do two sentences express one proposition? [Quine]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
15251 The attribution of necessity to causation is either primitive animism, or confusion with logical necessity [Ayer]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws
13198 Gravity is within matter because of its structure, and it can be explained. [Leibniz]
27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space
18970 The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine]