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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Reality without Reference' and 'Method and Results'

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8 ideas

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 6. Epiphenomenalism

3157	T.H.Huxley gave the earliest clear statement of epiphenomenalism [Huxley, by Rey]

3154	Brain causes mind, but it doesn't seem that mind causes actions [Huxley]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 1. Meaning

6387	A minimum requirement for a theory of meaning is that it include an account of truth [Davidson]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 4. Meaning as Truth-Conditions

6391	A theory of truth tells us how communication by language is possible [Davidson]

19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

6388	Is reference the key place where language and the world meet? [Davidson]

6390	With a holistic approach, we can give up reference in empirical theories of language [Davidson]

19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description

6389	To explain the reference of a name, you must explain its sentence-role, so reference can't be defined nonlinguistically [Davidson]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]