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All the ideas for 'Issues of Pragmaticism', 'Proof of an External World' and 'A Critique of Utilitarianism'

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7 ideas

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 2. Common Sense Certainty

6349	I can prove a hand exists, by holding one up, pointing to it, and saying 'here is one hand' [Moore,GE]

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 / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

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Maybe the unthinkable is a moral category, and considering some options is dishonourable or absurd [Williams,B]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism

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Consequentialism assumes that situations can be compared [Williams,B]

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For a consequentialist massacring 7 million must be better than massacring 7 million and one [Williams,B]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

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We don't have a duty to ensure that others do their duty [Williams,B]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

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Utilitarianism cannot make any serious sense of integrity [Williams,B]