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All the ideas for 'General Draft', 'Intro to Oxford Hndbk of Metaphysics' and 'The Myth of the Aesthetic Attitude'

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4 ideas

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

22026

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

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual

9217	Modern empirical metaphysics focuses on ontological commitments of discourse, or on presuppositions [Loux/Zimmerman]

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

19591

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

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

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The aesthetic attitude is nothing more than paying close attention [Dickie, by Giovannelli]