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All the ideas for 'Ethical Studies', 'Reductive Theories of Modality' and 'Events'

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5 ideas

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

9218	Maybe what distinguishes philosophy from science is its pursuit of necessary truths [Sider]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes

8979	Slow and continuous events (like balding or tree-growth) are called 'processes', not 'events' [Simons]

8981	Maybe processes behave like stuff-nouns, and events like count-nouns [Simons]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / a. Nature of events

8973	Einstein's relativity brought events into ontology, as the terms of a simultaneity relationships [Simons]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness

5655	Happiness is not satisfaction of desires, but fulfilment of values [Bradley, by Scruton]