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All the ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Good and Evil' and 'Absolute Necessities'

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11 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]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

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Absolute necessity might be achievable either logically or metaphysically [Hale]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 3. Types of Necessity

8261	Maybe not-p is logically possible, but p is metaphysically necessary, so the latter is not absolute [Hale]

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A strong necessity entails a weaker one, but not conversely; possibilities go the other way [Hale]

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'Relative' necessity is just a logical consequence of some statements ('strong' if they are all true) [Hale]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity

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Metaphysical necessity says there is no possibility of falsehood [Hale]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity

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'Broadly' logical necessities are derived (in a structure) entirely from the concepts [Hale]

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Logical necessities are true in virtue of the nature of all logical concepts [Hale]

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 4. Necessity from Concepts

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Conceptual necessities are made true by all concepts [Hale]

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]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good

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'Good' is an attributive adjective like 'large', not predicative like 'red' [Geach, by Foot]