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All the ideas for 'Symposium', 'Epistemic and Metaphysical Possibility' and 'What Metaphors Mean'

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity

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Logical necessity is epistemic necessity, which is the old notion of a priori [Edgington, by McFetridge]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / h. Fine deeds

5845	Niceratus learnt the whole of Homer by heart, as a guide to goodness [Xenophon]