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All the ideas for 'Reference and Essence: seven appendices', 'Nietzsche's Immoralism' and 'Elimination of Metaphysics by Analysis of Language'

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics

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Metaphysics uses empty words, or just produces pseudo-statements [Carnap]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / g. Degrees of vagueness

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It can't be indeterminate whether x and y are identical; if x,y is indeterminate, then it isn't x,x [Salmon,N]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / a. Direct reference

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Kripke and Putnam made false claims that direct reference implies essentialism [Salmon,N]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility

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Unlike aesthetic evaluation, moral evaluation needs a concept of responsibility [Foot]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice

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The practice of justice may well need a recognition of human equality [Foot]