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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'Reply to Foucher' and 'Aristotle and Kant on the Source of Value'

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7 ideas

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]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite

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I strongly believe in the actual infinite, which indicates the perfections of its author [Leibniz]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

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An end can't be an ultimate value just because it is useless! [Korsgaard]

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If we can't reason about value, we can reason about the unconditional source of value [Korsgaard]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good

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Goodness is given either by a psychological state, or the attribution of a property [Korsgaard]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation

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Contemplation is final because it is an activity which is not a process [Korsgaard]

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For Aristotle, contemplation consists purely of understanding [Korsgaard]