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All the ideas for 'Of Civil Liberty', 'Reference and Essence: seven appendices' and 'On Recent German Literature. Fragments'

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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

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Thoughts are learnt through words, so language shows the limits and shape of our knowledge [Herder]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / g. Degrees of vagueness

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It can't be indeterminate whether x and y are identical; if x,y is indeterminate, then it isn't x,x [Salmon,N]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / a. Direct reference

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Kripke and Putnam made false claims that direct reference implies essentialism [Salmon,N]

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]