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All the ideas for 'Issues of Pragmaticism', 'Improvement of Understanding' and 'Nietzsche's Immoralism'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition

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All the intrinsic properties of a thing should be deducible from its definition [Spinoza]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 1. Meaning

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The meaning or purport of a symbol is all the rational conduct it would lead to [Peirce]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility

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Unlike aesthetic evaluation, moral evaluation needs a concept of responsibility [Foot]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice

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The practice of justice may well need a recognition of human equality [Foot]