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All the ideas for 'Propositional Objects', 'Philosophy' and 'On boundary numbers and domains of sets'

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18 ideas

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth
20320 Truth is what unites, and the profound truths create a community [Jaspers]
4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / a. Axioms for sets
17832 Zermelo showed that the ZF axioms in 1930 were non-categorical [Zermelo, by Hallett,M]
4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / h. Axiom of Replacement VII
13028 Replacement was added when some advanced theorems seemed to need it [Zermelo, by Maddy]
5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 3. Antinomies
17626 The antinomy of endless advance and of completion is resolved in well-ordered transfinite numbers [Zermelo]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / e. Belief holism
18969 How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine]
16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will
20323 Freedom needs knowledge, the possibility of arbitrariness, and law [Jaspers]
16. Persons / F. Free Will / 4. For Free Will
20322 I am aware that freedom is possible, and the freedom is not in theory, but in seeking freedom [Jaspers]
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]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 4. Responsibility for Actions
20324 My freedom increases as I broaden my vision of possiblities and motives [Jaspers]
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 1. Existentialism
20318 My helplessness in philosophising reveals my being, and begins its upsurge [Jaspers]
20321 The struggle for Existenz is between people who are equals, and are utterly honest [Jaspers]
20325 Once we grasp freedom 'from' things, then freedom 'for' things becomes urgent [Jaspers]
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 6. Authentic Self
20317 Mundane existence is general, falling under universals, but Existens is unique to individuals [Jaspers]
20315 'Existenz' is the potential being, which I could have, and ought to have [Jaspers]
20319 We want the correct grasp on being that is neither solipsism nor absorption in the crowd [Jaspers]
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 7. Existential Action
20316 Every decision I make moves towards or away from fulfilled Existenz [Jaspers]
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]