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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'Letters to Varignon' and 'The Limits of Communitarianism'

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6 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]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / b. Against communitarianism

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I can't defend the view that the majority values of a community are thereby right [Sandel]

25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 3. Free speech

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In the liberal view an insult to my group doesn't hurt me, since I'm defined by choices not groups [Sandel]

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If persons define themselves by a group membership, insults to that group are a real harm [Sandel]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 2. Religion in Society

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The case for religious liberty depends on the religion contributing to a morally good life [Sandel]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

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Men are related to animals, which are related to plants, then to fossils, and then to the apparently inert [Leibniz]