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All the ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Realism, Mathematics and Modality' and 'The Tragic Sense of Life'

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4 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]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 9. Fictional Mathematics

8714	Fictionalists say 2+2=4 is true in the way that 'Oliver Twist lived in London' is true [Field,H]

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]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness

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Maybe humans are distinguished from other animals by feelings, rather than reason [Unamuno]