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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Defining 'Intrinsic' (with Rae Langton)' and 'Ambitious, yet modest, Metaphysics'

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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 / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

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Interdefinition is useless by itself, but if we grasp one separately, we have them both [Lewis]

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]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

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We must avoid circularity between what is intrinsic and what is natural [Lewis, by Cameron]

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A property is 'intrinsic' iff it can never differ between duplicates [Lewis]

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Ellipsoidal stars seem to have an intrinsic property which depends on other objects [Lewis]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]