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All the ideas for 'In Defence of Convention T', 'The Xunzi' and 'Theology and Verification'

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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 5. Fregean Semantics
7331 A theory of meaning comes down to translating sentences into Fregean symbolic logic [Davidson, by Macey]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue
23405 Rituals escape natural chaos, and benefit everyone, by reshaping our motivations [Xunzi (Xun Kuang), by Norden]
23406 Rituals don't arise from human nature; they are the deliberate creations of a sage [Xunzi (Xun Kuang)]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / c. Religious Verification
1471 It may be hard to verify that we have become immortal, but we could still then verify religious claims [Hick, by PG]
1470 Belief in an afterlife may be unverifiable in this life, but it will be verifiable after death [Hick, by PG]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / d. Religious Falsification
1469 Some things (e.g. a section of the expansion of PI) can be verified but not falsified [Hick, by PG]