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All the ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Nihilism without Self-Contradiction' and 'Causation and the Flow of Energy'

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7 ideas

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

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Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem

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We should always apply someone's theory of meaning to their own utterances [Liggins]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

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We normally formalise 'There are Fs' with singular quantification and predication, but this may be wrong [Liggins]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

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Nihilists needn't deny parts - they can just say that some of the xs are among the ys [Liggins]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

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Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

8326	Science has shown that causal relations are just transfers of energy or momentum [Fair, by Sosa/Tooley]

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Fair shifted his view to talk of counterfactuals about energy flow [Fair, by Schaffer,J]