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All the ideas for 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)', 'Syntactic Structure' and 'Of the First Principles of Government'

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6 ideas

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]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 8. Category Mistake / c. Category mistake as semantic

18009

Chomsky established the view that category mistakes are well-formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 1. Syntax

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Syntax is independent of semantics; sentences can be well formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

21094

There are two kinds of right - to power, and to property [Hume]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights

21095

It is an exaggeration to say that property is the foundation of all government [Hume]