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All the ideas for 'Issues of Pragmaticism', 'Moral Arguments' and 'Letters to Russell'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

7085	The main problem of philosophy is what can and cannot be thought and expressed [Wittgenstein, by Grayling]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms

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Atomic facts correspond to true elementary propositions [Wittgenstein]

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]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

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A thought is mental constituents that relate to reality as words do [Wittgenstein]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / k. Ethics from nature

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Moral judgements need more than the relevant facts, if the same facts lead to 'x is good' and 'x is bad' [Foot]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value

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Whether someone is rude is judged by agreed criteria, so the facts dictate the value [Foot]

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We can't affirm a duty without saying why it matters if it is not performed [Foot]

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Facts and values are connected if we cannot choose what counts as evidence of rightness [Foot]