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All the ideas for 'Saundaranandakavya', 'Syntactic Structure' and 'Criterion of Validity in Reasoning'

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9 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy

7910	Pursue truth with the urgency of someone whose clothes are on fire [Ashvaghosha]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

14779

I reason in order to avoid disappointment and surprise [Peirce]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 8. Category Mistake / c. Category mistake as semantic

18009

Chomsky established the view that category mistakes are well-formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

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

14777

That a judgement is true and that we judge it true are quite different things [Peirce]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

14780

Only study logic if you think your own reasoning is deficient [Peirce]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts

14778

Facts are hard unmoved things, unaffected by what people may think of them [Peirce]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 1. Syntax

18007

Syntax is independent of semantics; sentences can be well formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7909	The Eightfold Path concerns morality, wisdom, and tranquillity [Ashvaghosha]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / d. Heaven

7908	At the end of a saint, he is not located in space, but just ceases to be disturbed [Ashvaghosha]