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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The Middle Works (15 vols, ed Boydston)' and 'Possible Worlds'

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10 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence

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Lewis's distinction of 'existing' from 'being actual' is Meinong's between 'existing' and 'subsisting' [Lycan on Lewis]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / d. Possible worlds actualism

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Lewis can't know possible worlds without first knowing what is possible or impossible [Lycan on Lewis]

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What are the ontological grounds for grouping possibilia into worlds? [Lycan on Lewis]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 3. Value of Knowledge

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The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 1. Self and Consciousness

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Habits constitute the self [Dewey]

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

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

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

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The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy

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Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey]

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Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism

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Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey]