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'The Fixation of Belief', 'Representation and Reality' and 'Metaphysics: the logical approach'
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
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The job of the philosopher is to distinguish facts about the world from conventions [Putnam]
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
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Metaphysics focuses on Platonism, essentialism, materialism and anti-realism [Benardete,JA]
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems
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Metaphysics does not rest on facts, but on what we are inclined to believe [Peirce]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis
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There are the 'is' of predication (a function), the 'is' of identity (equals), and the 'is' of existence (quantifier) [Benardete,JA]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 7. Limitations of Analysis
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Analytical philosophy analyses separate concepts successfully, but lacks a synoptic vision of the results [Benardete,JA]
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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science
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Presumably the statements of science are true, but should they be taken literally or not? [Benardete,JA]
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