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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Prcis of 'Ruling Passions'' and 'What Metaphors Mean'

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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor
Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]
We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]
Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / d. Ethical theory
Some philosophers always want more from morality; for others, nature is enough [Blackburn]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias]
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias]