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All the ideas for 'Ambitious, yet modest, Metaphysics', 'Intro to 'Essays on Actions and Events'' and 'On Copernicanism and Relativity of Motion'

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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 / A. Truth Problems / 8. Subjective Truth

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Choose the true hypothesis, which is the most intelligible one [Leibniz]

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]

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

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The Copernican theory is right because it is the only one offering a good explanation [Leibniz]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 5. Causal Argument

6383	Cause unites our picture of the universe; without it, mental and physical will separate [Davidson]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / d. Weakness of will

6385	The causally strongest reason may not be the reason the actor judges to be best [Davidson]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

6384	The notion of cause is essential to acting for reasons, intentions, agency, akrasia, and free will [Davidson]