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All the ideas for 'The Birth of Tragedy', 'Holism: a Shopper's Guide' and 'Free Will as Involving Determinism'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

7848	Philosophy begins in the horror and absurdity of existence [Nietzsche, by Ansell Pearson]

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 / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism

9381	If some inferences are needed to fix meaning, but we don't know which, they are all relevant [Fodor/Lepore, by Boghossian]

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

22372

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

22373

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