Ideas from 'Appearance and Reality' by F.H. Bradley [1893], by Theme Structure

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 5. Metaphysics beyond Science

5182	Claims about 'the Absolute' are not even verifiable in principle [Ayer]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics

6864	Metaphysics is finding bad reasons for instinctive beliefs

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

10999

Names need a means of reidentifying their referents [Read]

8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 2. Internal Relations

6422	Internal relations are said to be intrinsic properties of two terms, and of the whole they compose [Russell]

7966	Relations must be linked to their qualities, but that implies an infinite regress of relations

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

6404	British Idealists said reality is a single Mind which experiences itself [Grayling]

22299

Bradley's objective idealism accepts reality (the Absolute), but says we can't fully describe it [Potter]

21343

Qualities and relations are mere appearance; the Absolute is a single undifferentiated substance [Heil]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / e. The One

6406	Reality is one, because plurality implies relations, and they assert a superior unity