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All the ideas for 'Taking Rights Seriously', 'The Structure of Science' and 'The Semantic Tradition from Kant to Carnap'

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9 ideas

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / j. Axiom of Choice IX

18270

Choice suggests that intensions are not needed to ensure classes [Coffa]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction

3425	Reduction has been defined as deriving one theory from another by logic and maths [Nagel,E, by Kim]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 8. A Priori as Analytic

18263

The semantic tradition aimed to explain the a priori semantically, not by Kantian intuition [Coffa]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 11. Denying the A Priori

18272

Platonism defines the a priori in a way that makes it unknowable [Coffa]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind

18266

Mathematics generalises by using variables [Coffa]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism

23104

Dworkin believed we should promote equality, to increase autonomy [Dworkin, by Kekes]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality

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We can treat people as equals, or actually treat them equally [Dworkin, by Grayling]

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Treating people as equals is the one basic value of all plausible political theories [Dworkin, by Kymlicka]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / a. Absolute time

18279

Relativity is as absolutist about space-time as Newton was about space [Coffa]