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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite

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I strongly believe in the actual infinite, which indicates the perfections of its author [Leibniz]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use

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Study the use of words, not their origins [Herder]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

7669	We cannot attain all the ideals of every culture, so there cannot be a perfect life [Herder, by Berlin]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism

7668	Herder invented the idea of being rooted in (or cut off from) a home or a group [Herder, by Berlin]