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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Fragments', 'Dialectic of Enlightenment' and 'The Varieties of Reference'

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9 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 5. Critical Theory

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Adorno and Horkheimer subjected the Enlightenment to 'critical theory' analysis [Adorno/Horkheimer, by Finlayson]

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

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

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 6. Inference in Perception

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Experiences have no conceptual content [Evans, by Greco]

7643	We have far fewer colour concepts than we have discriminations of colour [Evans]

18. Thought / C. Content / 1. Content

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Some representational states, like perception, may be nonconceptual [Evans, by Schulte]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts

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The Generality Constraint says if you can think a predicate you can apply it to anything [Evans]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities

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Concepts have a 'Generality Constraint', that we must know how predicates apply to them [Evans, by Peacocke]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics

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De Sade said it was impossible to rationally argue against murder [Adorno/Horkheimer]