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All the ideas for 'Introduction to 'Virtues of Authenticity'', 'A Matter of Principle' and 'The Languages of Art'

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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / a. Platonic Forms

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Forms are not a theory of universals, but an attempt to explain how predication is possible [Nehamas]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking

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Only Tallness really is tall, and other inferior tall things merely participate in the tallness [Nehamas]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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'Episteme' is better translated as 'understanding' than as 'knowledge' [Nehamas]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 5. Art as Language

8113	Art is like understanding a natural language, and needs a grasp of a symbol system [Goodman, by Gardner]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 4. Taxation

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If we assess what people would buy in an imaginary insurance market, our taxes could copy it [Dworkin, by Kymlicka]