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All the ideas for '67: Platonic Questions', 'Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism' and 'Logic as Semiotic: Theory of Signs'

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6 ideas

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 2. Psuche
When the soul is intelligent and harmonious, it is part of god and derives from god [Plutarch]
19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories
Icons resemble their subject, an index is a natural sign, and symbols are conventional [Peirce, by Maund]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
The works we value most are in sympathy with our own moral views [John,E]
We should understand what is morally important in a story, without having to endorse it [John,E]
We value morality in art because that is what we care about - but it is a contingent fact [John,E]
A work can be morally and artistically excellent, despite rejecting moral truth [John,E]