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All the ideas for 'The Birth of Tragedy', 'Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason' and 'The Flow of Time'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

7848	Philosophy begins in the horror and absurdity of existence [Nietzsche, by Ansell Pearson]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / a. Nature of intentions

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Intentions must be mutually consistent, affirm appropriate means, and fit the agent's beliefs [Bratman, by Wilson/Schpall]

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Intentions are normative, requiring commitment and further plans [Bratman, by Wilson/Schpall]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / b. Types of intention

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Intention is either the aim of an action, or a long-term constraint on what we can do [Bratman, by Wilson/Schpall]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 1. Intention to Act / c. Reducing intentions

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Bratman rejected reducing intentions to belief-desire, because they motivate, and have their own standards [Bratman, by Wilson/Schpall]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / h. Presentism

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Presentists lack the materials for a realist view of change [Price,H]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / d. Time series

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The present moment, time's direction, and time's dynamic quality seem to be objective facts [Price,H]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / g. Time's arrow

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We must explain either the existence of a time direction, or our psychological sense of it [Price,H]