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All the ideas for 'Ambitious, yet modest, Metaphysics', 'Hermeneutics: a very short introduction' and 'Confessions of a Philosopher'

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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]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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We take part in objective truth, rather than observe it from a distance [Zimmermann,J]

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Hermeneutic knowledge is not objective, but embraces interpretations [Zimmermann,J]

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]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

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In phenomenology, all perception is 'seeing as' [Zimmermann,J]

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

3102	Why don't we experience or remember going to sleep at night? [Magee]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / b. Literature

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The hermeneutic circle is between the reader's self-understanding, and the world of the text [Zimmermann,J]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law

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Natural law theorists fear that without morality, law could be based on efficiency [Zimmermann,J]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism

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Traditionally, God dictated the Torah to Moses, unlike the later biblical writings [Zimmermann,J]