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All the ideas for 'The Reality of Numbers', 'Vagueness' and 'The Nature of Musical Expression'

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6 ideas

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 1. For Truthmakers

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Truth and falsehood must track what does or doesn't exist [Bigelow]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives

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Logical connectives have the highest precision, yet are infected by the vagueness of true and false [Russell, by Williamson]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / d. Vagueness as linguistic

9051	Since natural language is not precise it cannot be in the province of logic [Russell, by Keefe/Smith]

9054	Vagueness is only a characteristic of representations, such as language [Russell]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 4. Art as Expression

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Romantics say music expresses ideas, or the Will, or intuitions, or feelings [Scruton]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 4. Emotion in Art

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Expressing melancholy is a good thing, but arousing it is a bad thing [Scruton]