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All the ideas for 'Mathematical Logic (revised)', 'Letters to Russell' and 'Natural Minds'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

7085	The main problem of philosophy is what can and cannot be thought and expressed [Wittgenstein, by Grayling]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic

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'Corner quotes' (quasi-quotation) designate 'whatever these terms designate' [Quine]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / f. Names eliminated

19321

We might do without names, by converting them into predicates [Quine, by Kirkham]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms

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Atomic facts correspond to true elementary propositions [Wittgenstein]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / d. Secondary qualities

6375	The taste of chocolate is a 'finer-grained' sensation than the taste of sweetness [Polger]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 1. Self and Consciousness

6381	The mind and the self are one, and the mind-self is a biological phenomenon [Polger]

17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 5. Teleological Functionalism

6378	Teleological functions explain why a trait exists; causal-role functions say what it does [Polger]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind

6380	Identity theory says consciousness is an abstraction: a state, event, process or property [Polger]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

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A thought is mental constituents that relate to reality as words do [Wittgenstein]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 3. Natural Function

6379	A mummified heart has the teleological function of circulating blood [Polger]

6377	Teleological notions of function say what a thing is supposed to do [Polger]