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All the ideas for 'Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson', 'Fragments on My Philosophical Development' and 'Russell's Ontological Development'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 12. Paraphrase
21699 Russell offered a paraphrase of definite description, to avoid the commitment to objects [Quine]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind
14082 No sortal could ever exactly pin down which set of particles count as this 'cup' [Schaffer,J]
9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects
14081 Identities can be true despite indeterminate reference, if true under all interpretations [Schaffer,J]
19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / a. Sentence meaning
21700 Taking sentences as the unit of meaning makes useful paraphrasing possible [Quine]
21701 Knowing a word is knowing the meanings of sentences which contain it [Quine]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / i. Absolute virtues
19458 Egoism is the only evil, love the only good; genuine love produces all the other virtues [Feuerbach]