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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'The Golden Bowl, and Lit as Moral Philosophy' and 'Possible Worlds'

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence

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Lewis's distinction of 'existing' from 'being actual' is Meinong's between 'existing' and 'subsisting' [Lycan on Lewis]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / d. Possible worlds actualism

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Lewis can't know possible worlds without first knowing what is possible or impossible [Lycan on Lewis]

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What are the ontological grounds for grouping possibilia into worlds? [Lycan on Lewis]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

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The Aristotelian idea that choices can be perceived needs literary texts to expound it [Nussbaum]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

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The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré]