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All the ideas for 'Capitalist Realism', 'Ambitious, yet modest, Metaphysics' and 'The Will to Believe'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 5. Metaphysics beyond Science

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Esoteric metaphysics aims to be top science, investigating ultimate reality [Hofweber]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics

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Science has discovered properties of things, so there are properties - so who needs metaphysics? [Hofweber]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 1. Quantification

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The quantifier in logic is not like the ordinary English one (which has empty names, non-denoting terms etc) [Hofweber]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 4. Unfairness

6570	Imagine millions made happy on condition that one person suffers endless lonely torture [James]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / a. Centralisation

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Big central government only exists as a focus for anger - not to act [Fisher]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism

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It is hard to imagine the end of capitalism [Fisher]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / a. Aims of education

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Are students consumers or products of education? [Fisher]