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All the ideas for 'Essentialists and Essentialism', 'The World' and 'works'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy

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Irony is consciousness of abundant chaos [Schlegel,F]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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Plato has no system. Philosophy is the progression of a mind and development of thoughts [Schlegel,F]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties

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The distinction between necessary and essential properties can be ignored [Rocca]

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

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Poetry is transcendental when it connects the ideal to the real [Schlegel,F]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / d. Secondary qualities

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Our sensation of light may not be the same as what produces the sensation [Descartes]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / b. Literature

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For poets free choice is supreme [Schlegel,F]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

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True love is ironic, in the contrast between finite limitations and the infinity of love [Schlegel,F]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 3. Angst

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Irony is the response to conflicts of involvement and attachment [Schlegel,F, by Pinkard]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements

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The Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry of the philosophers need themselves to be explained [Descartes]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / b. Laws of motion

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Descartes said there was conservation of 'quantity of motion' [Descartes, by Papineau]