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All the ideas for 'Natural Science (lost)', 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics' and 'Intro to 'Self-Representational Consciousness''

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8 ideas

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

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Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

527	Everything exists which anyone perceives [Metrodorus of Chios]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

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Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / e. Cause of consciousness

9312	Consciousness is reductively explained either by how it represents, or how it is represented [Kriegel/Williford]

9313	Experiences can be represented consciously or unconsciously, so representation won't explain consciousness [Kriegel/Williford]

9315	Red tomato experiences are conscious if the state represents the tomato and itself [Kriegel/Williford]

9316	How is self-representation possible, does it produce a regress, and is experience like that? [Kriegel/Williford]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / f. Higher-order thought

9314	Unfortunately, higher-order representations could involve error [Kriegel/Williford]