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All the ideas for 'Dthat', 'Aspects of the Theory of Syntax' and 'Free Will as Involving Determinism'

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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism

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Determinism threatens free will if actions can be causally traced to external factors [Foot]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

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Are causal descriptions part of the causal theory of reference, or are they just metasemantic? [Kaplan, by Schaffer,J]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 1. Syntax

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Chomsky's 'interpretative semantics' says syntax comes first, and is then interpreted [Chomsky, by Magidor]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism

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Not all actions need motives, but it is irrational to perform troublesome actions with no motive [Foot]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

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People can act out of vanity without being vain, or even vain about this kind of thing [Foot]