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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Fragments', 'Lectures on Ethics' and 'In Metaphysics'

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5 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

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I assume existence, rather than reasoning towards it [Kierkegaard]

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

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Are things distinct if they are both separate, or if only one of them can be separate? [Duns Scotus, by Pasnau]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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Substance is only grasped under the general heading of 'being' [Duns Scotus]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

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Nothing necessary can come into existence, since it already 'is' [Kierkegaard]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide

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The maxim for suicide is committed to the value of life, and is thus contradictory [Kant]