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All the ideas for 'Introduction to 'Virtues of Authenticity'', 'Emergent Evolution' and 'works'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

5435	An interpreter of a text, because of wider knowledge, can understand it better than its author [Schleiermacher, by Mautner]

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Unity emerges from understanding particulars, so understanding is prior to seeing unity [Schleiermacher]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience

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Life has a new supervenient relation, which alters its underlying physical events [Morgan,L]

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]