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All the ideas for 'Meaning', 'Intro to 'Philosophical Essays'' and 'Form, Matter and Substance'

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9 ideas

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

9786	Philosophers working like teams of scientists is absurd, yet isolation is hard [Cartwright,R]

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

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Much metaphysical debate concerns what is fundamental, rather than what exists [Koslicki]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence

9784	A false proposition isn't truer because it is part of a coherent system [Cartwright,R]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification

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Structured wholes are united by the teamwork needed for their capacities [Koslicki]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism

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The form explains kind, structure, unity and activity [Koslicki]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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Hylomorphic compounds need an individual form for transworld identity [Koslicki]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 3. Meaning as Speaker's Intention

7752	Only the utterer's primary intention is relevant to the meaning [Grice]

7751	Meaning needs an intention to induce a belief, and a recognition that this is the speaker's intention [Grice]

7753	We judge linguistic intentions rather as we judge non-linguistic intentions, so they are alike [Grice]