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All the ideas for 'General Draft', 'The Concept of a Person' and 'Abduction and Induction'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

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Philosophy is homesickness - the urge to be at home everywhere [Novalis]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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'Abduction' is beginning a hypothesis, particularly if it includes preference of one explanation over others [Peirce]

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Abduction involves original suggestions, and not just the testing involved in induction [Peirce]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / b. Scepticism of other minds

5662	Maybe induction could never prove the existence of something unobservable [Ayer]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 6. Idealisation

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Desire for perfection is an illness, if it turns against what is imperfect [Novalis]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 1. Self and Consciousness

5664	Consciousness must involve a subject, and only bodies identify subjects [Ayer]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / a. Self needs body

5668	People own conscious states because they are causally related to the identifying body [Ayer]

16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 3. Limits of Introspection

5661	We identify experiences by their owners, so we can't define owners by their experiences [Ayer]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 2. Mental Continuity / a. Memory is Self

5665	Memory is the best proposal as what unites bundles of experiences [Ayer]

5666	Not all exerience can be remembered, as this would produce an infinite regress [Ayer]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 6. Body sustains Self

5669	Personal identity can't just be relations of experiences, because the body is needed to identify them [Ayer]