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All the ideas for 'A Puzzle about Belief', 'Vague Identity: Evans misunderstood' and 'Moral Arguments'

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / d. Vagueness as linguistic

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Semantic vagueness involves alternative and equal precisifications of the language [Lewis]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files

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Puzzled Pierre has two mental files about the same object [Recanati on Kripke]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / k. Ethics from nature

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Moral judgements need more than the relevant facts, if the same facts lead to 'x is good' and 'x is bad' [Foot]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value

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We can't affirm a duty without saying why it matters if it is not performed [Foot]

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Whether someone is rude is judged by agreed criteria, so the facts dictate the value [Foot]

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Facts and values are connected if we cannot choose what counts as evidence of rightness [Foot]