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All the ideas for 'What Metaphors Mean', 'Commentary on the Metaphysics' and 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy

2945	Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics

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Understanding begins with the notion of being and essence [Avicenna]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

2946	You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

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The simple's whatness is its very self [Avicenna]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object

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The ultimate material of things has the unity of total formlessness [Avicenna]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

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An essence can either be universal (in the mind) or singular (in concrete particulars) [Avicenna, by Panaccio]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]