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All the ideas for 'works', 'What Metaphors Mean' and 'Whitehead: process and cosmology'

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6 ideas

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

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Metaphysics attempts to give an account of everything, in terms of categories and principles [Simons]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / d. Heresy

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Philosophers are the forefathers of heretics [Tertullian]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / e. Fideism

6610	I believe because it is absurd [Tertullian]