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All the ideas for 'Are Persons Bodies?', 'Ways Worlds Could Be' and 'The Mysterious Flame'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 5. Metaphysics beyond Science

2546	Philosophy is a magnificent failure in its attempt to overstep the limits of our knowledge [McGinn]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form

2544	Thoughts have a dual aspect: as they seem to introspection, and their underlying logical reality [McGinn]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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Structural universals might serve as possible worlds [Forrest, by Lewis]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 1. Faculties

2539	Mental modules for language, social, action, theory, space, emotion [McGinn]

16. Persons / A. Concept of a Person / 1. Existence of Persons

3238	'Dead person' isn't a contradiction, so 'person' is somewhat vague [Williams,B]

3239	You can only really love a person as a token, not as a type [Williams,B]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 1. Nature of Free Will

2545	Free will is mental causation in action [McGinn]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 3. Panpsychism

2543	Brains aren't made of anything special, suggesting panpsychism [McGinn]

17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 6. Mysterianism

2540	Examining mind sees no brain; examining brain sees no mind [McGinn]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 6. Truth-Conditions Semantics

2547	There is information if there are symbols which refer, and which can combine into a truth or falsehood [McGinn]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

2542	Causation in the material world is energy-transfer, of motion, electricity or gravity [McGinn]