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All the ideas for 'Two Notions of Being: Entity and Essence', 'Laughter' and 'The Search After Truth'

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13 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

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Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton]

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Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton]

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Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton]

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The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton]

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]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 8. Properties as Modes

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Everything that exists is either a being, or some mode of a being [Malebranche]

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]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

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Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

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In a true cause we see a necessary connection [Malebranche]