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    Mental entities as theoretical entities
    American Philosophical Quarterly 12 (4): 277-288. 1975.
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    Semantic analysis in the philosophy of mind: A reply to Ellis
    Australasian Journal of Philosophy 56 (1): 68-71. 1978.
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    Why Human Rights Are Called Human Rights
    Ethics and International Affairs 28 (2): 171-182. 2014.
    The title of this essay is rather ambitious and the space available is hardly sufficient to examine two words of almost limitless expanse—“human rights”—whether standing alone or in tandem. This requires that I begin with (and remained disciplined by) what a teacher of mine, Leo Strauss, called “low facts.” My low facts are these: We call ourselves humans because we have certain characteristics that define our nature. We are social and political animals, as Aristotle noted, and possess attribute…Read more