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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
Philosophy must start from clearly observed facts [Galen]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
Science needs metaphysics to weed out its presuppositions [Lowe, by Hofweber]
Metaphysics is the mapping of possibilities [Lowe, by Mumford]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 5. Metaphysics beyond Science
Only metaphysics can decide whether identity survives through change [Lowe]
Metaphysics tells us what there could be, rather than what there is [Lowe]