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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

1606	You have to be a Platonist to debate about reality, so every philosopher is a Platonist [Roochnik]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

1595	Philosophy aims to satisfy the chief human desire - the articulation of beauty itself [Roochnik]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 2. Possibility of Metaphysics

15010

Your metaphysics is 'cheating' if your ontology won't support the beliefs you accept [Sider]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science

14977

Metaphysics is not about what exists or is true or essential; it is about the structure of reality [Sider]

14994

Extreme doubts about metaphysics also threaten to undermine the science of unobservables [Sider]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual

15003

It seems unlikely that the way we speak will give insights into the universe [Sider]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

14986

Conceptual analysts trust particular intuitions much more than general ones [Sider]