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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Essay on Probability', 'Syntactic Structure' and 'Morality and Human Sexuality'

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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]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony

7458	The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism

3441	If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace]

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]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality

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Why do sexual relationships need permanence, if other relationships don't? [Punzo]

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Does engaging in sexual intercourse really need no more thought than playing tennis? [Punzo]