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All the ideas for 'Works of Love', 'Persons, Character and Morality' and 'The Semantic Tradition from Kant to Carnap'

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

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

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

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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

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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

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Mathematics generalises by using variables [Coffa]

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

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Perfect love is not in spite of imperfections; the imperfections must be loved as well [Kierkegaard]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

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It is important that a person can change their character, and not just be successive 'selves' [Williams,B]

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Kantians have an poor account of individuals, and insist on impartiality, because they ignore character [Williams,B]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

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For utilitarians states of affairs are what have value, not matter who produced them [Williams,B]

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

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