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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'A Combinatorial Theory of Possibility' and 'Ambitious, yet modest, Metaphysics'

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6 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]

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 6. Making Negative Truths

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Negative existentials have 'totality facts' as truthmakers [Armstrong, by Lewis]

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]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility

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All possibilities are recombinations of properties in the actual world [Armstrong, by Lewis]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]