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All the ideas for 'The Roots of Reference', 'Structuralism Reconsidered' and 'Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / d. Natural numbers
8923 Numbers are identified by their main properties and relations, involving the successor function [MacBride]
6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / e. Structuralism critique
8926 For mathematical objects to be positions, positions themselves must exist first [MacBride]
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads
12695 Epicurean atomists say body is sensible, to distinguish it from space. [Garber]
8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived
14296 Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism
12705 Epicurean atoms are distinguished by their extreme hardness [Garber]