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All the ideas for 'Syntactic Structure', 'Spheres of Justice' and 'on Goodman's 'Ways of Worldmaking''

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6 ideas

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 8. Category Mistake / c. Category mistake as semantic

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Chomsky established the view that category mistakes are well-formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 6. Physicalism

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Every worldly event, without exception, is a redistribution of microphysical states [Quine]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 1. Syntax

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Syntax is independent of semantics; sentences can be well formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / b. Veil of ignorance

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You can't distribute goods from behind a veil, because their social meaning is unclear [Walzer, by Tuckness/Wolf]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality

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Complex equality restricts equalities from spilling over, like money influencing politics and law [Walzer, by Tuckness/Wolf]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 4. Economic equality

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Equality is complex, with different spheres of equality where different principles apply [Walzer, by Swift]