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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'A priori/A posteriori' and 'Mr Strawson on Referring'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

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Common speech is vague; its vocabulary and syntax must be modified, for precision [Russell]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 11. Ostensive Definition

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Empirical words need ostensive definition, which makes them egocentric [Russell]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 10. A Priori as Subjective

3913	Maybe imagination is the source of a priori justification [Casullo]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 9. Indexical Semantics

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Science reduces indexicals to a minimum, but they can never be eliminated from empirical matters [Russell]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue

6012	We must choose in which of the virtues we wish to excel [Panaetius]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / b. Living naturally

6013	Panaetius said we should live according to our natural starting-points [Panaetius, by Asmis]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage

6014	Panaetius identified courage with great-mindedness, preferring civic courage to military [Panaetius, by Asmis]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

5888	Souls are born, since they are sensitive and inherited, so they must perish [Panaetius, by Cicero]