Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Introduction to 'Virtues of Authenticity'', 'External and Internal Relations' and 'Whitehead: process and cosmology'

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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Metaphysics attempts to give an account of everything, in terms of categories and principles [Simons]

8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 2. Internal Relations

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A relation is internal if two things possessing the relation could not fail to be related [Moore,GE, by Heil]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / a. Platonic Forms

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Forms are not a theory of universals, but an attempt to explain how predication is possible [Nehamas]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking

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Only Tallness really is tall, and other inferior tall things merely participate in the tallness [Nehamas]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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'Episteme' is better translated as 'understanding' than as 'knowledge' [Nehamas]