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All the ideas for 'Conspectus libelli (book outline)', 'The Human Animal' and 'Brandom on Social Practices and Representations'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

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If we can't check our language against experience, philosophy is just comparing beliefs and words [Rorty]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates

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A body would be endless disunited parts, if it did not have a unifying form or soul [Leibniz]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / d. Form as unifier

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Form or soul gives unity and duration; matter gives multiplicity and change [Leibniz]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 2. A Priori Contingent

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If we understand God and his choices, we have a priori knowledge of contingent truths [Leibniz, by Garber]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / a. Self needs body

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Maybe our persistence conditions concern bodies, rather than persons [Olson, by Hawley]

6669	For 'animalism', I exist before I became a person, and can continue after it, so I am not a person [Olson, by Lowe]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 3. Panpsychism

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Every body contains a kind of sense and appetite, or a soul [Leibniz]