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All the ideas for 'Through the Looking Glass', 'Letters to the Lord Marquis of Newcastle' and 'Meaning'

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6 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

21982

I only wish I had such eyes as to see Nobody! It's as much as I can do to see real people. [Carroll,L]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will

2385	If a man suddenly develops an intention of doing something, the cause is out of his control, not in his will [Hobbes]

2384	Those actions that follow immediately the last appetite are voluntary [Hobbes]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 3. Meaning as Speaker's Intention

7751	Meaning needs an intention to induce a belief, and a recognition that this is the speaker's intention [Grice]

7752	Only the utterer's primary intention is relevant to the meaning [Grice]

7753	We judge linguistic intentions rather as we judge non-linguistic intentions, so they are alike [Grice]