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All the ideas for 'Taking Rights Seriously', 'Inexpressible Properties and Propositions' and 'Letters to Coste'

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9 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
19433 The universe is infinitely varied, so the Buridan's Ass dilemma could never happen [Leibniz]
3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 3. Minimalist Truth
17990 Instances of minimal truth miss out propositions inexpressible in current English [Hofweber]
5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification
17988 Quantification can't all be substitutional; some reference is obviously to objects [Hofweber]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties
17989 Since properties have properties, there can be a typed or a type-free theory of them [Hofweber]
10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / a. Possible worlds
19434 There may be a world where dogs smell their game at a thousand leagues [Leibniz]
19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / a. Translation
17991 Holism says language can't be translated; the expressibility hypothesis says everything can [Hofweber]
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]