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All the ideas for 'Mind and Its Place in Nature', 'Ordinatio' and 'Justice as fairness: Political not Metaphysical'

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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals

9103	A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 6. Inference in Perception

7628	Broad rejects the inferential component of the representative theory [Broad, by Maund]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection

9104	A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 4. Unfairness

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The maximisation of happiness must be done fairly [Rawls, by Smart]