Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Metaphysics: a very short introduction' and 'Reply to Sixth Objections'

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8 ideas

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

3644	Two things being joined together doesn't prove they are the same [Descartes]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

18617

Substances, unlike aggregates, can survive a change of parts [Mumford]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 3. Combinatorial possibility

18618

Maybe possibilities are recombinations of the existing elements of reality [Mumford]

18619

Combinatorial possibility has to allow all elements to be combinable, which seems unlikely [Mumford]

18620

Combinatorial possibility relies on what actually exists (even over time), but there could be more [Mumford]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 3. Illusion Scepticism

3621	Only judgement decides which of our senses are reliable [Descartes]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / d. God decrees morality

3637	Ideas in God's mind only have value if he makes it so [Descartes]