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All the ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Concepts of supervenience' and 'On Duties ('De Officiis')'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
21405 Cicero sees wisdom in terms of knowledge, but earlier Stoics saw it as moral [Cicero, by Long]
1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
20871 Unfortunately we choose a way of life before we are old enough to think clearly [Cicero]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
21959 Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW]
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / a. Nature of supervenience
3536 Supervenient properties must have matching base properties [Kim]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism
21958 Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
6031 The essence of propriety is consistency [Cicero]