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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Intensions Revisited' and 'Conversations, with Glyn Daly'

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12 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy

9777	Kant was the first philosopher [Zizek]

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

9778	There is no dialogue in philosophy [Zizek]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

9779	Philosophy is transcendental questioning (not supporting science or constructing ontology) [Zizek]

4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 1. Modal Logic

13591

Quantified modal logic collapses if essence is withdrawn [Quine]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

13590

Essences can make sense in a particular context or enquiry, as the most basic predicates [Quine]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity

8483	Necessity is relative to context; it is what is assumed in an inquiry [Quine]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds

13589

Possible worlds are a way to dramatise essentialism, and yet they presuppose essentialism [Quine]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation

13588

A rigid designator (for all possible worlds) picks out an object by its essential traits [Quine]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs

13592

Beliefs can be ascribed to machines [Quine]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / d. Purpose of consciousness

9780	Consciousness is a malfunction of evolution [Zizek]

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

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

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / f. Altruism

9781	Tolerance and love are strategies to avoid encountering our neighbours [Zizek]