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All the ideas for 'Action, Intention and Reason', 'The Sublime and the Good' and 'Review of Parsons (1983)'

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / b. Indispensability of mathematics

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Mathematics is part of science; transfinite mathematics I take as mostly uninterpreted [Quine]

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

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Actions are not mere effects of reasons, but are under their control [Audi,R]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 1. Defining Art

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We should first decide what are the great works of art, with aesthetic theory following from that [Murdoch]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 6. Value of Art

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Great art proves the absurdity of art for art's sake [Murdoch]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

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Because art is love, it improves us morally [Murdoch]

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Art and morals are essentially the same, and are both identical with love [Murdoch]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

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Love is realising something other than oneself is real [Murdoch]