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All the ideas for 'Letter to Russell', 'Against the Ethicists (one book)' and 'Phenomenal and Perceptual Concepts'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined
7085 The main problem of philosophy is what can and cannot be thought and expressed [Wittgenstein, by Grayling]
2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
22752 Reasoning is impossible without a preconception [Sext.Empiricus]
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms
23463 Atomic facts correspond to true elementary propositions [Wittgenstein]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files
16369 There is a single file per object, memorised, reactivated, consolidated and expanded [Papineau, by Recanati]
19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions
23490 A thought is mental constituents that relate to reality as words do [Wittgenstein]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good
22754 Saying the good is useful or choiceworth or happiness-creating is not the good, but a feature of it [Sext.Empiricus]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good
22755 Like a warming fire, what is good by nature should be good for everyone [Sext.Empiricus]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
22756 If a desire is itself desirable, then we shouldn't desire it, as achieving it destroys it [Sext.Empiricus]