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All the ideas for 'works', 'Process Philosophy' and 'Aristotle and Kant on the Source of Value'

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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification

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De Morgan introduced a 'universe of discourse', to replace Boole's universe of 'all things' [De Morgan, by Walicki]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes

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Process philosophy places the dynamic nature of being at the centre of our theories [Seibt]

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Reductionists identify processes by their 'owner', but tornadoes etc. are processes without owners [Seibt]

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Traditionally small things add up to processes, but quantum mechanics reverses this [Seibt]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

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An end can't be an ultimate value just because it is useless! [Korsgaard]

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If we can't reason about value, we can reason about the unconditional source of value [Korsgaard]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good

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Goodness is given either by a psychological state, or the attribution of a property [Korsgaard]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation

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Contemplation is final because it is an activity which is not a process [Korsgaard]

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For Aristotle, contemplation consists purely of understanding [Korsgaard]