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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'What Metaphors Mean' and 'Sense and Sensibilia'

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / a. Problem of vagueness

21598

Austin revealed many meanings for 'vague': rough, ambiguous, general, incomplete... [Austin,JL, by Williamson]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]