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All the ideas for 'Of Civil Liberty', 'In Praise of Philosophy' and 'Truth'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

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Philosophers are marked by a joint love of evidence and ambiguity [Merleau-Ponty]

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 2. Correspondence to Facts

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The fact which is stated by a true sentence is not something in the world [Strawson,P]

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Facts aren't exactly true statements, but they are what those statements say [Strawson,P]

3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 1. Tarski's Truth / a. Tarski's truth definition

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The statement that it is raining perfectly fits the fact that it is raining [Strawson,P]

3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 2. Semantic Truth

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The word 'true' always refers to a possible statement [Strawson,P]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy

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Modern monarchies are (like republics) rule by law, rather than by men [Hume]