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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 1. Truth

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For Heidegger there is 'ontic' truth or 'uncoveredness', as in "he is a true friend" [Heidegger, by Wrathall]

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

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Semantic vagueness involves alternative and equal precisifications of the language [Lewis]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 1. Aesthetics

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Modern attention has moved from the intrinsic properties of art to its relational properties [Lamarque/Olson]

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

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Early 20th cent attempts at defining art focused on significant form, intuition, expression, unity [Lamarque/Olson]

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

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The dualistic view says works of art are either abstract objects (types), or physical objects [Lamarque/Olson]