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All the ideas for 'From Stimulus to Science', 'The Intentional Fallacy' and 'Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad'

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9 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction

6564	To affirm 'p and not-p' is to have mislearned 'and' or 'not' [Quine]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads

12695

Epicurean atomists say body is sensible, to distinguish it from space. [Garber]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions

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Intentions either succeed or fail, so external evidence for them is always irrelevant [Wimsatt/Beardsley, by Davies,S]

7266	The author's intentions are irrelevant to the judgement of a work's success [Wimsatt/Beardsley]

7267	Poetry, unlike messages, can be successful without communicating intentions [Wimsatt/Beardsley]

7268	The thoughts of a poem should be imputed to the dramatic speaker, and hardly at all to the poet [Wimsatt/Beardsley]

7269	The intentional fallacy is a romantic one [Wimsatt/Beardsley]

7271	Biography can reveal meanings and dramatic character, as well as possible intentions [Wimsatt/Beardsley]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism

12705

Epicurean atoms are distinguished by their extreme hardness [Garber]