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All the ideas for 'Confessions of a Philosopher', 'Meaning and Necessity' and 'What Metaphors Mean'

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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 3. Limits of Introspection

3102	Why don't we experience or remember going to sleep at night? [Magee]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics

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The intension of a sentence is the set of all possible worlds in which it is true [Carnap, by Kaplan]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]