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What are the first and second philosophies in TST Philosophy?
First Philosophy
First and second philosophy are Aristotle-rooted terms. TST Philosophy does not use them.
Philosophy
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How does the Idea of Ideas handle counterfactuals?
Counterfactuals
Counterfactuals ask what would be true if something had been different. In the Idea of Ideas, they are just ideas.
Critical Thinking
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Why does fiction feel real?
Philosophy of Fiction
Walton argued that fiction works like a guided game of make-believe: the story becomes a prop that tells the mind what to imagine.
Science
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How do we know what is true in a fictional world?
Philosophy of Fiction
Stacie Friend challenges the simple split between fiction and fact. Fiction is not cut off from reality; it uses reality as its background.
Critical Thinking
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What is the history of philosophy of fiction?
Philosophy of Fiction
The first philosophy of fiction began with a simple question: “Is that story really true?”
History
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Does TST Philosophy use existential givens?
Existential givens
Existential givens refers to the facts you are born into or cannot simply wish away. TST uses the common word circumstances in context for this.
Philosophy
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