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All the ideas for 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)', 'Open Society and Its Enemies:Hegel and Marx' and 'Languages of Art (2nd edn)'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy

2945	Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

2946	You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

5451	Popper felt that ancient essentialism was a bar to progress [Popper, by Mautner]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 1. Defining Art

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Art is a referential activity, hence indefinable, but it has a set of symptoms [Goodman]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 5. Art as Language

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Artistic symbols are judged by the fruitfulness of their classifications [Goodman, by Giovannelli]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 7. Ontology of Art

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A performance is only an instance of a work if there is not a single error [Goodman]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 2. Copies of Art

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A copy only becomes an 'instance' of an artwork if there is a system of notation [Goodman]