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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Process and Reality' and 'There is no question of physicalism'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / c. Classical philosophy

7719	European philosophy consists of a series of footnotes to Plato [Whitehead]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification

10656

With 'extensive connection', boundary elements are not included in domains [Whitehead, by Varzi]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes

15389

In Whitehead 'processes' consist of events beginning and ending [Whitehead, by Simons]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 6. Physicalism

7855	Some suggest that materialism is empty, because 'physical' cannot be properly characterized [Mellor/Crane, by Papineau]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

490	Everything happens by reason and necessity [Leucippus]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 3. Mental Causation

6120	Causation depends on intrinsic properties [Mellor/Crane]

17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 2. Anomalous Monism

6121	There are many psychophysicals laws - about the effects of sweets, colours and soft cushions [Mellor/Crane]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 7. Anti-Physicalism / a. Physicalism critique

6122	No defences of physicalism can deprive psychology of the ontological authority of other sciences [Mellor/Crane]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

15247

Whitehead held that perception was a necessary feature of all causation [Whitehead, by Harré/Madden]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space

16962

Whitehead replaced points with extended regions [Whitehead, by Quine]