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All the ideas for 'Symposium', 'Presupposition' and 'Goodness and Choice'

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5 ideas

4. Formal Logic / A. Syllogistic Logic / 3. Term Logic

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Logic would be more natural if negation only referred to predicates [Dummett]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / c. not

19052

Natural language 'not' doesn't apply to sentences [Dummett]

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

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

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

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

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

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