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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Fragments', 'Semiology and Grammatology' and 'The Intentional Fallacy'

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9 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

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I assume existence, rather than reasoning towards it [Kierkegaard]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

16013

Nothing necessary can come into existence, since it already 'is' [Kierkegaard]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 2. Meaning as Mental

8212	Everything that is experienced in consciousness is meaning [Derrida]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions

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Intentions either succeed or fail, so external evidence for them is always irrelevant [Wimsatt/Beardsley, by Davies,S]

7266	The author's intentions are irrelevant to the judgement of a work's success [Wimsatt/Beardsley]

7267	Poetry, unlike messages, can be successful without communicating intentions [Wimsatt/Beardsley]

7268	The thoughts of a poem should be imputed to the dramatic speaker, and hardly at all to the poet [Wimsatt/Beardsley]

7269	The intentional fallacy is a romantic one [Wimsatt/Beardsley]

7271	Biography can reveal meanings and dramatic character, as well as possible intentions [Wimsatt/Beardsley]