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All the ideas for 'A Résumé of Metaphysics', 'Individuals:Essay in Descript Metaphysics' and 'Reply to First Objections'

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

7920	Descriptive metaphysics aims at actual structure, revisionary metaphysics at a better structure [Strawson,P]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual

7922	Descriptive metaphysics concerns unchanging core concepts and categories [Strawson,P]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

7921	Close examination of actual word usage is the only sure way in philosophy [Strawson,P]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / d. Other minds by analogy

9282	I can only apply consciousness predicates to myself if I can apply them to others [Strawson,P]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind

16634

I can't be unaware of anything which is in me [Descartes]

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

9263	A person is an entity to which we can ascribe predicates of consciousness and corporeality [Strawson,P]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 3. Predicates

9281	The idea of a predicate matches a range of things to which it can be applied [Strawson,P]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / a. Nature of pleasure

5049	Intelligent pleasure is the perception of beauty, order and perfection [Leibniz]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 5. Existence-Essence

3635	Essence must be known before we discuss existence [Descartes]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

5048	Perfection is simply quantity of reality [Leibniz]

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof

3634	We can't prove a first cause from our inability to grasp infinity [Descartes]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil

5050	Evil serves a greater good, and pain is necessary for higher pleasure [Leibniz]