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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'Relations' and 'Dialectic of Enlightenment'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 5. Critical Theory

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Adorno and Horkheimer subjected the Enlightenment to 'critical theory' analysis [Adorno/Horkheimer, by Finlayson]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

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Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer]

8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 1. Nature of Relations

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It may be that internal relations like proportion exist, because we directly perceive it [MacBride]

8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 2. Internal Relations

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Internal relations are fixed by existences, or characters, or supervenience on characters [MacBride]

8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 4. Formal Relations / a. Types of relation

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'Multigrade' relations are those lacking a fixed number of relata [MacBride]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics

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De Sade said it was impossible to rationally argue against murder [Adorno/Horkheimer]