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All the ideas for 'Intro to Naming,Necessity and Natural Kinds', 'Morality and Human Sexuality' and 'The Value Problem'

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9 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
19735 Wisdom has a higher value than understanding, which has a higher value than knowledge [Greco]
2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
5831 The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP]
5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive
5829 We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP]
5830 The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP]
13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / b. Need for justification
19734 If value is practical, knowledge is no better than true opinion [Greco]
13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 10. Anti External Justification
19733 Externalist theories don't explain why knowledge has value [Greco]
18. Thought / C. Content / 8. Intension
5826 The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality
20890 Why do sexual relationships need permanence, if other relationships don't? [Punzo]
20891 Does engaging in sexual intercourse really need no more thought than playing tennis? [Punzo]