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All the ideas for 'Demonstratives', 'Extrinsic Properties' and 'Utopia'

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10 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties
14979 Being alone doesn't guarantee intrinsic properties; 'being alone' is itself extrinsic [Lewis, by Sider]
15454 Extrinsic properties come in degrees, with 'brother' less extrinsic than 'sibling' [Lewis]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties
15455 Total intrinsic properties give us what a thing is [Lewis]
19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 10. Two-Dimensional Semantics
14894 Indexicals have a 'character' (the standing meaning), and a 'content' (truth-conditions for one context) [Kaplan, by Macià/Garcia-Carpentiro]
14700 'Content' gives the standard modal profile, and 'character' gives rules for a context [Kaplan, by Schroeter]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism
7257 All modern social systems seem to be conspiracies of the rich [More,T]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy
7254 If you try to get elected, you should be permanently barred from seeking office [More,T]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars
7255 Only Utopians fail to see glory in warfare [More,T]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 2. Euthanasia
7253 In Utopia, legal euthanasia is considered honourable [More,T]
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 2. Pantheism
7256 In Utopia, the Supreme Being is identical with Nature [More,T]