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All the ideas for 'Syntactic Structure', 'Maxims and Reflections' and 'Identity and Reference'

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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]

12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 5. Empiricism Critique

7544	Many people imagine that to experience is to understand [Goethe]

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism

7541	Man never understands how anthropomorphic he is [Goethe]

16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 2. Knowing the Self

7543	We gain self-knowledge through action, not thought - especially when doing our duty [Goethe]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files

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An identity statement aims at getting the hearer to merge two mental files [Lockwood]

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]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 5. Natural Beauty

7540	Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws [Goethe]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness

7538	The happiest people link the beginning and end of life [Goethe]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State

7542	The best form of government teaches us to govern ourselves [Goethe]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

7539	To get duties from people without rights, you must pay them well [Goethe]