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All the ideas for 'Letters to a German Princess', 'Autobiography' and 'Reference and Essence: seven appendices'

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4 ideas

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / g. Degrees of vagueness
14742 It can't be indeterminate whether x and y are identical; if x,y is indeterminate, then it isn't x,x [Salmon,N]
19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / a. Direct reference
18885 Kripke and Putnam made false claims that direct reference implies essentialism [Salmon,N]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
7076 Mill wondered if he would be happy if all his aims were realised, and answered no [Mill, by Critchley]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
5467 Euler said nature is instrinsically passive, and minds cause change [Euler, by Ellis]