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All the ideas for 'Chapters on Scepticism', 'A Matter of Principle' and 'Goodness and Choice'

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4 ideas

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / b. Scepticism of other minds

1799	If we can't know minds, we can't know if Pyrrho was a sceptic [Theodosius, by Diog. Laertius]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / b. Successful function

22381

Being a good father seems to depend on intentions, rather than actual abilities [Foot]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 4. Taxation

18639

If we assess what people would buy in an imaginary insurance market, our taxes could copy it [Dworkin, by Kymlicka]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 3. Natural Function

22380

Some words, such as 'knife', have a meaning which involves its function [Foot]