Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'MacIntyre versus the Enlightenment' and 'Letters to Foucher'

expand these ideas     |    start again     |     specify just one area for these texts

---

5 ideas

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

21959

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

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

13095

Essence is primitive force, or a law of change [Leibniz]

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

21958

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

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism

1490	You would have to be very morally lazy to ignore criticisms of your own culture [Nagel]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

2117	The connection in events enables us to successfully predict the future, so there must be a constant cause [Leibniz]