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All the ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Laudatio: Prof Ruth Barcan Marcus' and 'Free Will as Involving Determinism'

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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 7. Barcan Formula

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If a property is possible, there is something which can have it [Williamson]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

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One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré]

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]

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]