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3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 1. Redundant Truth

3750	"It is true that x" means no more than x [Ramsey]
	Full Idea: It is evident that "It is true that Caesar was murdered" means no more than that Caesar was murdered.
	From: Frank P. Ramsey (Facts and Propositions [1927])
	A reaction: At the very least, saying it is true adds emphasis. One sentence is about Caesar, the other about a proposal concerning Caesar, so they can't quite be the same. Note Frege's priority in making this suggestion.

4. Formal Logic / B. Propositional Logic PL / 1. Propositional Logic

7726	Aristotelian logic dealt with inferences about concepts, and there were also proposition inferences [Weiner]
	Full Idea: Till the nineteenth century, it was a common view that Aristotelian logic could evaluate inferences whose validity was based on relations between concepts, while propositional logic could evaluate inferences based on relations between propositions.
	From: Joan Weiner (Frege [1999], Ch.3)
	A reaction: Venn diagrams relate closely to Aristotelian syllogisms, as each concept is represented by a circle, and shows relations between sets. Arrows seem needed to represent how to go from one proposition to another. Is one static, the other dynamic?

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / c. Meaning by Role

18818	Sentence meaning is given by the actions to which it would lead [Ramsey]
	Full Idea: The meaning of a sentence is to be defined by reference to the actions to which asserting it would lead.
	From: Frank P. Ramsey (Facts and Propositions [1927], p.51), quoted by Ian Rumfitt - The Boundary Stones of Thought
	A reaction: I find this idea quite bizarre. Most sentences have no connection to any action or behavior at all. Do we have to ingeniously contrive some possible action? That is the worst sort of behaviourism. See context - Ramsey wasn't stupid!

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

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]
	Full Idea: The six perfections are of giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom.
	From: Nagarjuna (Mahaprajnaparamitashastra [c.120], 88)
	A reaction: What is 'morality', if giving is not part of it? I like patience and vigour being two of the virtues, which immediately implies an Aristotelian mean (which is always what is 'appropriate').