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All the ideas for 'Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson', 'Fragments on My Philosophical Development' and 'Quantifiers and Propositional Attitudes'

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind

14082	No sortal could ever exactly pin down which set of particles count as this 'cup' [Schaffer,J]
	Full Idea: Many decent candidates could the referent of this 'cup', differing over whether outlying particles are parts. No further sortal I could invoke will be selective enough to rule out all but one referent for it.
	From: Jonathan Schaffer (Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson [2009], 3.1 n8)
	A reaction: I never had much faith in sortals for establishing individual identity, so this point comes as no surprise. The implication is strongly realist - that the cup has an identity which is permanently beyond our capacity to specify it.

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

14081	Identities can be true despite indeterminate reference, if true under all interpretations [Schaffer,J]
	Full Idea: There can be determinately true identity claims despite indeterminate reference of the terms flanking the identity sign; these will be identity claims true under all admissible interpretations of the flanking terms.
	From: Jonathan Schaffer (Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson [2009], 3.1)
	A reaction: In informal contexts there might be problems with the notion of what is 'admissible'. Is 'my least favourite physical object' admissible?

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 10. Denial of Meanings

9471	Intensions are creatures of darkness which should be exorcised [Quine]
	Full Idea: Intensions are creatures of darkness and I shall rejoice with the reader when they are exorcised.
	From: Willard Quine (Quantifiers and Propositional Attitudes [1955], §II)
	A reaction: Quine seems to be in a diminshing minority with this view. For 'intensions' read 'meanings', presumably.

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / i. Absolute virtues

19458	Egoism is the only evil, love the only good; genuine love produces all the other virtues [Feuerbach]
	Full Idea: There is only one evil - egoism; there is only one good - love. ...Love, but truly! All other virtues will automatically come to you.
	From: Ludwig Feuerbach (Fragments on My Philosophical Development [1839], 1834-6)
	A reaction: This is a rather Christian idea of virtue, coming from the great atheist. Does tough love come from love?