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All the ideas for 'Through the Looking Glass', 'talk' and 'The Philosophical Culture'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

1489	Modern philosophy tends to be a theory-constructing extension of science, but there is also problem-solving [Nagel]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

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I only wish I had such eyes as to see Nobody! It's as much as I can do to see real people. [Carroll,L]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking

6900	A prior understanding of beauty is needed to assert that the Form of the Beautiful is beautiful [Westaway]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

6956	At what point does an object become 'whole'? [Westaway]

17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 7. Chinese Room

7335	The Chinese Room should be able to ask itself questions in Mandarin [Westaway]