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All the ideas for 'Aesthetic as Science of Expression', 'No Moral Difference' and 'Philosophy of Language'

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / d. Singular terms
7755 Singular terms refer, using proper names, definite descriptions, singular personal pronouns, demonstratives, etc. [Lycan]
19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 4. Meaning as Truth-Conditions
7768 The truth conditions theory sees meaning as representation [Lycan]
19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 5. Meaning as Verification
7766 Meaning must be known before we can consider verification [Lycan]
19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use
7763 It is hard to state a rule of use for a proper name [Lycan]
7764 Could I successfully use an expression, without actually understanding it? [Lycan]
19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 6. Truth-Conditions Semantics
7770 Truth conditions will come out the same for sentences with 'renate' or 'cordate' [Lycan]
19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics
7773 A sentence's truth conditions is the set of possible worlds in which the sentence is true [Lycan]
7774 Possible worlds explain aspects of meaning neatly - entailment, for example, is the subset relation [Lycan]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions
7270 Historical interpretation aims to recapture the author's view of the work [Croce]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 2. Euthanasia
4052 It has become normal to consider passive euthanasia while condemning active euthanasia [Rachels]
4053 If it is desirable that a given patient die, then moral objections to killing them do not apply [Rachels]