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All the ideas for 'The Really Hard Problem', 'Internal and External Reasons' and 'Mathematical Logic (revised)'

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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic

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'Corner quotes' (quasi-quotation) designate 'whatever these terms designate' [Quine]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / f. Names eliminated

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We might do without names, by converting them into predicates [Quine, by Kirkham]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind

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Research suggest that we overrate conscious experience [Flanagan]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 2. Reduction of Mind

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Sensations may be identical to brain events, but complex mental events don't seem to be [Flanagan]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

9284	Reasons are 'internal' if they give a person a motive to act, but 'external' otherwise [Williams,B]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value

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Morality is normative because it identifies best practices among the normal practices [Flanagan]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / f. Altruism

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For Darwinians, altruism is either contracts or genetics [Flanagan]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / b. Eudaimonia

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We need Eudaimonics - the empirical study of how we should flourish [Flanagan]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

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Alienation is not finding what one wants, or being unable to achieve it [Flanagan]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

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Buddhists reject God and the self, and accept suffering as key, and liberation through wisdom [Flanagan]