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All the ideas for 'Issues of Pragmaticism', 'Against 'Ostrich Nominalism'' and 'Reason, Emotions and Good Life'

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality

8507	Some think of reality as made of things; I prefer facts or states of affairs [Armstrong]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals

8506	Particulars and properties are distinguishable, but too close to speak of a relation [Armstrong]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

8505	Refusal to explain why different tokens are of the same type is to be an ostrich [Armstrong]

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]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

4316	Either all action is rational, or reason dominates, or reason is only concerned with means [Cottingham]