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All the ideas for 'Of Civil Liberty', 'Truth' and 'The Nature of Universals and Propositions'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

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To explain a concept, we need its purpose, not just its rules of usage [Dummett]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 1. Truth

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It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements [Dummett]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

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We must be able to specify truths in a precise language, like winning moves in a game [Dummett]

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

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Tarski's truth is like rules for winning games, without saying what 'winning' means [Dummett, by Davidson]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes

8511	Stout first explicitly proposed that properties and relations are particulars [Stout,GF, by Campbell,K]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

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You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett]

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]