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All the ideas for 'Natural Science (lost)', 'Mr Strawson on Referring' and 'Moral Luck'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

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Common speech is vague; its vocabulary and syntax must be modified, for precision [Russell]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 11. Ostensive Definition

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Empirical words need ostensive definition, which makes them egocentric [Russell]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

527	Everything exists which anyone perceives [Metrodorus of Chios]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 5. Controlling Beliefs

3271	We can't control our own beliefs [Nagel]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 9. Indexical Semantics

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Science reduces indexicals to a minimum, but they can never be eliminated from empirical matters [Russell]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / i. Moral luck

3272	Moral luck can arise in character, preconditions, actual circumstances, and outcome [Nagel]