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All the ideas for 'Letters to Voetius', 'Virtue Epistemology' and 'The Essence of Reference'

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

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It is best to say that a name designates iff there is something for it to designate [Sainsbury]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

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Definite descriptions may not be referring expressions, since they can fail to refer [Sainsbury]

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Definite descriptions are usually rigid in subject, but not in predicate, position [Sainsbury]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 1. Epistemic virtues

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Epistemic virtues: love of knowledge, courage, caution, autonomy, practical wisdom... [Kvanvig]

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If epistemic virtues are faculties or powers, that doesn't explain propositional knowledge [Kvanvig]

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The value of good means of attaining truth are swamped by the value of the truth itself [Kvanvig]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

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A new usage of a name could arise from a mistaken baptism of nothing [Sainsbury]

19. Language / B. Reference / 5. Speaker's Reference

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Even a quantifier like 'someone' can be used referentially [Sainsbury]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 3. Natural Function

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Things are thought to have a function, even when they can't perform them [Sainsbury]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

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Atheism is an atrocious and intolerable crime in any country [Descartes]