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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Who cares what 'philosophy' is? Most pre-1950 thought doesn't now count as philosophy [Fodor]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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Metaphysics generalises the data, to get at the ontology [Richardson]

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Metaphysics aims at the essence of things, and a system to show how this explains other truths [Richardson]

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Metaphysics needs systems, because analysis just obsesses over details [Richardson]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 3. Analysis of Preconditions

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Definitions often give necessary but not sufficient conditions for an extension [Fodor]