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All the ideas for 'Commentary on 'De Anima'', 'Appearance and Reality' and 'Conversations, with Glyn Daly'

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15 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]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 5. Metaphysics beyond Science

5182	Claims about 'the Absolute' are not even verifiable in principle [Ayer on Bradley]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics

6864	Metaphysics is finding bad reasons for instinctive beliefs [Bradley]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

10999

Names need a means of reidentifying their referents [Bradley, by Read]

8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 2. Internal Relations

6422	Internal relations are said to be intrinsic properties of two terms, and of the whole they compose [Bradley, by Russell]

7966	Relations must be linked to their qualities, but that implies an infinite regress of relations [Bradley]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

6404	British Idealists said reality is a single Mind which experiences itself [Bradley, by Grayling]

22299

Bradley's objective idealism accepts reality (the Absolute), but says we can't fully describe it [Bradley, by Potter]

21343

Qualities and relations are mere appearance; the Absolute is a single undifferentiated substance [Bradley, by Heil]

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

9780	Consciousness is a malfunction of evolution [Zizek]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death

16764

The soul conserves the body, as we see by its dissolution when the soul leaves [Toletus]

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

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

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / e. The One

6406	Reality is one, because plurality implies relations, and they assert a superior unity [Bradley]