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All the ideas for 'Introduction to 'Properties'', 'On 'The Beginning of Philosophy'' and 'What's Wrong with Rape?'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Philosophy is distinguished from other sciences by its complete lack of presuppositions [Feuerbach]

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor

4037	Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties

4027	Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 12. Denial of Properties

4029	Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 5. Abstracta by Negation

4039	Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality

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A rape disregards the status of being a person - but so does all assault [Foa]

20888

Rape of children is dreadful, but no one thinks children should have a right of consent [Foa]

20889

If men should lust and women shouldn't, that makes rape the prevalent sexual model [Foa]