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All the ideas for 'Buddhacarita', 'The Eumenides' and 'Nihilism without Self-Contradiction'

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7 ideas

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem

14231

We should always apply someone's theory of meaning to their own utterances [Liggins]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

14232

We normally formalise 'There are Fs' with singular quantification and predication, but this may be wrong [Liggins]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

14233

Nihilists needn't deny parts - they can just say that some of the xs are among the ys [Liggins]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self

7906	When the Buddha reached the highest level of insight, he could detect no self in the world [Ashvaghosha]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / b. Rule of law

7810	The 'Eumenides' of Aeschylus shows blood feuds replaced by law [Aeschylus, by Grayling]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7904	The first stage of trance is calm amidst applied and discursive thinking [Ashvaghosha]

7905	The Buddha sought ultimate reality and the final goal of existence in his meditations [Ashvaghosha]