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All the ideas for 'Two Notions of Being: Entity and Essence', 'Treatise of Freewill' and 'Political Philosophy: all that matters'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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Metaphysics aims to identify categories of being, and show their interdependency [Lowe]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual

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Philosophy aims not at the 'analysis of concepts', but at understanding the essences of things [Lowe]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / d. Coincident objects

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Holes, shadows and spots of light can coincide without being identical [Lowe]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory

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All things must have an essence (a 'what it is'), or we would be unable to think about them [Lowe]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

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Knowing an essence is just knowing what the thing is, not knowing some further thing [Lowe]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 4. Type Identity

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Each thing has to be of a general kind, because it belongs to some category [Lowe]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 6. Authentic Self

6231	There is a self-determing power in each person, which makes them what they are [Cudworth]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people

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World government needs a shared global identity [Oksala]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / b. Veil of ignorance

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The principles Rawls arrives at do not just conform to benevolence, but also result from choices [Oksala]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 2. Anarchism

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Anarchists prefer local and communal government [Oksala]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism

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Utilitarianism neglects responsibility, duties and rights [Oksala]