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All the ideas for 'Three-Dimensionalism v Four-Dimensionalism', 'De Mundo (On the World)' and 'On Political Reactions'

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7 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being
16789 Only supernatural means could annihilate anything once it had being [Hobbes]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / a. Scattered objects
14590 If we accept scattered objects such as archipelagos, why not think of cars that way? [Hawthorne]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism
14591 Four-dimensionalists say instantaneous objects are more fundamental than long-lived ones [Hawthorne]
10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity
14589 A modal can reverse meaning if the context is seen differently, so maybe context is all? [Hawthorne]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
22439 There are only duties if there are rights, so truth is only for those with a right to it [Constant]
22440 Unconditional truth-telling makes a society impossible [Constant]
27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 6. Space-Time
14588 Modern metaphysicians tend to think space-time points are more fundamental than space-time regions [Hawthorne]