{"id":3417,"date":"2015-03-01T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/?p=3417"},"modified":"2015-09-01T19:41:09","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T02:41:09","slug":"fundamental-reality-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundamental Reality: Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an index for my now complete series on the <a title=\"Models and Metaphysics\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/models-and-metaphysics\/\">metaphysical question<\/a> of what is the most fundamental aspect of reality, giving my own take on the <a title=\"Construct your own Cosmological Argument\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/construct-your-own-cosmological-argument\/\">Cosmological Argument<\/a>, the Argument from Consciousness, and the <a title=\"Is it possible to be good without God?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/is-it-possible-to-be-good-without-god\/\">Argument from Ethics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOTIVATION<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality I: Prologue, or Why Even Bother?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-i-prologue-or-why-even-bother\/\">I. Prologue, or Why Even Bother?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>COSMOLOGY<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality II: Causes and Explanations\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-ii-causes-and-explanations\/\">II. Causes and Explanations<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality III: Chains, Parsimony, and Magic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-iii-chains-parsimony-and-magic\/\">III. Chains, Parsimony, and Magic<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality IV: Necessity, Eternity, and Power\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-iv-necessity-eternity-and-power\/\">IV. Necessity, Eternity, and Power<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality V: Some Candidates, and a Math Test\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-v-some-candidates-and-a-math-test\/\">V. Some Candidates, and a Math Test<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality VI: Comparison of the Finalists\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-vi-comparison-of-the-finalists\/\">VI. Comparison of the Finalists<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CONSCIOUSNESS<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality VII: Does God Need a Brain?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-vii-does-god-need-a-brain\/\">VII. Does God Need a Brain?<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality VIII: The Hard Problem of Consciousness\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-viii-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness\/\">VIII. The Hard Problem of Consciousness<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality IX: Stories and Atoms\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-ix-stories-and-atoms\/\">IX. Stories and Atoms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TELEOLOGY<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality X: Theories of Ethics\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-x-theories-of-ethics\/\">X. Theories of Ethics<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality XI: What's Right is Right\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-xi-whats-right-is-right\/\">XI. What&#8217;s Right is Right<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality XII: The Good, and the Not\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-xii-the-good-and-the-not\/\">XII. The Good, and the Not<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TYING IT TOGETHER<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality XIII: Surprised by Something\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-xiii-surprised-by-something\/\">XIII. Surprised by Something<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Fundamental Reality XIV: Conclusion\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wall.org\/~aron\/blog\/fundamental-reality-xiv-conclusion\/\">XIV. Conclusion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[<em>This post has been backdated to appear next to the series itself<\/em>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an index for my now complete series on the metaphysical question of what is the most fundamental aspect of reality, giving my own take on the Cosmological Argument, the Argument from Consciousness, and the Argument from Ethics. MOTIVATION I. Prologue, or Why Even Bother? COSMOLOGY II. Causes and Explanations III. 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