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Status: Thesis Dashboard (2023: September)
(Work In Progress: output at 21/09/2023 20:02:58)
Below is a table1 showing the indicative progress on my Thesis2, broken down by Chapter. More detail is given in footnotes.
The definitions of the tasks for each Chapter are as follows:-
- Write & continually review the Research Methodology for this Chapter.
- Write and maintain a Chapter Abstract, summarising the Chapter (as intended). Use this to ensure I don't get side-tracked.
- Determine which PID Notes that I have written are relevant to this Chapter.
- Fill out any PID Note-place-holders with whatever's in my head!
- Write and maintain a Chapter Introduction, motivating the use of the above Notes, and encouraging the reader to continue.
- Incorporate the highest level thoughts from the PID Notes selected in Task 3 into the Main Text of the Chapter.
- Develop the reading lists for these Notes and use them to establish a full reading list for the Chapter.
- Review whatever I've written, in whatever format, on the Works in the derived reading lists, and make necessary cosmetic changes in the process of evaluating the Works.
- Segregate these reading lists into:-
- Works read versus unread,
- Works with an Abstract or Note Write-up versus those without,
- Works annotated (by hand) versus unannotated,
- Higher versus lower priority Works.
- Cull Works that are unlikely to be addressed in the next two years and list them as specifically excluded. I may pick up on these at a later stage of the project, but in the short term the culling process will be essential for making across-the-board progress.
- Determine why the residue are important and relevant - if they are - and briefly document the reasons.
- Improve and consolidate whatever I’ve written on these Works:-
- Migrate any Book or Paper Abstracts that I have written (as distinct from copied from elsewhere) to Write-Up Notes.
- Complete any important incomplete Write-Up Notes.
- If the Book or Paper is important enough, migrate any hand-written annotations to a Write-Up Note.
- Incorporate the key points of Write-Up Notes into the PID Notes.
- Develop the Main Text iteratively to include more detail from the PID Notes.
- Review the Main Text for general fluency and consistency.
- Provide and Maintain a Chapter Conclusion, including a motivating statement for the reader to continue to the next Chapter.
| Chapter | Task 01 | Task 02 | Task 03 | Task 04 | Task 05 | Task 06 | Task 07 | Task 08 | Task 09a | Task 09b | Task 09c | Task 09d | Task 10 | Task 11 | Task 12a | Task 12b | Task 12c | Task 13 | Task 14 | Task 15 | Task 16 | Chapter |
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| Introduction3 | N/A4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Introduction5 |
| Chapter 016 (Introduction) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 017 |
| Chapter 028 (What are We?) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 029 |
| Chapter 0310 (What is a Person?) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 0311 |
| Chapter 0412 (Basic Metaphysical Issues) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 0413 |
| Chapter 0514 (Persistence and Time) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 0515 |
| Chapter 0616 (Animalism and Arguments for It) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 0617 |
| Chapter 0718 (The Constitution View and Arguments for It) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 0719 |
| Chapter 0820 (Arguments against Animalism) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 0821 |
| Chapter 0922 (Arguments against the Constitution View) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 0923 |
| Chapter 1024 (Thought Experiments) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 1025 |
| Chapter 1126 (Resurrection) | Complete | Iteration_2 | Complete | Complete | Iteration_2 | Iteration_1 | Complete | | Complete | | | | | Drafted | | | | | | | Link Only | Chapter 1127 |
| Chapter 1228 (Conclusion) | N/A29 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Chapter 1230 |
In-Page Footnotes:
Footnote 1: Note to myself: Footnotes 4, 29: This Chapter is non-standard.
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Summary of Notes Citing This Note
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Authors, Books & Papers Citing this Note
| Author |
Title |
Medium |
Extra Links |
Read? |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 01 (Introduction) |
Paper  |
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Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 02 (What Are We?) |
Paper |
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Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 03 (What is a Person?) |
Paper |
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Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 04 (Basic Metaphysical Issues) |
Paper |
|
Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 05 (Persistence and Time) |
Paper |
|
Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 06 (Animalism and Arguments for It) |
Paper |
|
Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 07 (The Constitution View and Arguments for It) |
Paper |
|
Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 08 (Arguments against Animalism) |
Paper |
|
Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 09 (Arguments against the Constitution View) |
Paper |
|
Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 10 (Thought Experiments) |
Paper |
|
Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Chapter 11 (Resurrection) |
Paper |
|
Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - Introduction & Chapter Outlines |
Paper |
|
Yes |
| Todman (Theo) |
Thesis - The Form of the Argument |
Paper |
2 |
Yes |
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