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All the ideas for 'Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism', 'Knowledge by Acquaintance and Description-1' and 'Rules for the Direction of the Mind'

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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 2. Need for Universals

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We know a universal in 'yellow differs from blue' or 'yellow resembles blue less than green does' [Russell]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

9807	In pursuing truth, anything less certain than mathematics is a waste of time [Descartes]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / d. Sense-data problems

8854	My 'acquaintance' with sense-data is nothing like my knowing New York [Williams,M on Russell]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

22693

The works we value most are in sympathy with our own moral views [John,E]

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We should understand what is morally important in a story, without having to endorse it [John,E]

22695

We value morality in art because that is what we care about - but it is a contingent fact [John,E]

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A work can be morally and artistically excellent, despite rejecting moral truth [John,E]