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All the ideas for '67: Platonic Questions', 'Essays on Active Powers 3: Princs of action' and 'Syntactic Structure'

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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]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 2. Psuche

5960	When the soul is intelligent and harmonious, it is part of god and derives from god [Plutarch]

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]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism

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If an attempted poisoning results in benefits, we still judge the agent a poisoner [Reid]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 2. Golden Rule

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We shouldn't do to others what would be a wrong to us in similar circumstances [Reid]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue

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To be virtuous, we must care about duty [Reid]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / e. Honour

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Every worthy man has a principle of honour, and knows what is honourable [Reid]