Ideas of John Richardson, by Theme

[American, fl. 2002, Professor at New York University.]

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

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Metaphysics generalises the data, to get at the ontology

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Metaphysics aims at the essence of things, and a system to show how this explains other truths

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Metaphysics needs systems, because analysis just obsesses over details

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness

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Humans dominate because, unlike other animals, they have a synthesis of conflicting drives

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation

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A mind that could see cause and effect as a continuum would deny cause and effect