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All the ideas for 'Taking Rights Seriously', 'Tarski on Truth and Logical Consequence' and '21: Book of Ecclesiastes'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
8766 In much wisdom is much grief [Anon (Ecc)]
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour
7494 Laughter is mad; of mirth, what doeth it? [Anon (Ecc)]
8767 Sorrow is better than laughter [Anon (Ecc)]
3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 1. Tarski's Truth / c. Meta-language for truth
19323 'Snow is white' depends on meaning; whether snow is white depends on snow [Etchemendy]
3. Truth / G. Axiomatic Truth / 1. Axiomatic Truth
19137 We can get a substantive account of Tarski's truth by adding primitive 'true' to the object language [Etchemendy]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
8765 All is vanity, saith the Preacher [Anon (Ecc)]
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
23257 We can treat people as equals, or actually treat them equally [Dworkin, by Grayling]
18621 Treating people as equals is the one basic value of all plausible political theories [Dworkin, by Kymlicka]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles
8768 Books are endless, and study is wearisome [Anon (Ecc)]