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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Theses on Feuerbach' and 'Form, Matter and Substance'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
5300 Philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it [Marx]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
24069 Much metaphysical debate concerns what is fundamental, rather than what exists [Koslicki]
2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
5297 Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory [Marx]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification
24065 Structured wholes are united by the teamwork needed for their capacities [Koslicki]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism
24066 The form explains kind, structure, unity and activity [Koslicki]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
24067 Hylomorphic compounds need an individual form for transworld identity [Koslicki]
16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 2. Self as Social Construct
22598 The authentic self exists at the level of class, rather than the individual [Marx, by Dunt]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
5298 The human essence is not found in individuals but in social relations [Marx]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature
1748 Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]
27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution
5989 Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief
5299 Religious feeling is social in origin [Marx]