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All the ideas for 'Lectures on the History of Philosophy', 'On Relations of Universals and Particulars' and '64: Gryllus - on Rationality in Animals'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Philosophy is the conceptual essence of the shape of history [Hegel]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience

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General facts supervene on particular facts, but cannot be inferred from them [Russell, by Bennett,K]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / b. Critique of tropes

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Trope theorists cannot explain how tropes resemble each other [Russell, by Mumford]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / j. Ethics by convention

1477	Being manly and brave is the result of convention, not of human nature [Plutarch]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / e. Role of pleasure

1478	Animals don't value pleasure, as they cease sexual intercourse after impregnation [Plutarch]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality

1479	Animals have not been led into homosexuality, because they value pleasure very little [Plutarch]