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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Marx' and 'Lectures on the History of Philosophy'

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

21757	Philosophy is the conceptual essence of the shape of history [Hegel]
	Full Idea: Philosophy is the supreme blossom - the concept - of the entire shape of history, the consciousness and the spiritual essence of the whole situation, the spirit of the age as the spirit present and aware of itself in thought.
	From: Georg W.F.Hegel (Lectures on the History of Philosophy [1830], p.25), quoted by Stephen Houlgate - An Introduction to Hegel 01
	A reaction: This sees philosophy as intrinsically historical, which is a founding idea for 'continental' philosophy. Analysis is tied to science, in which the history of the subject is seen as irrelevant to its truth. Does this mean we can't go back to Aristotle?

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]
	Full Idea: The six perfections are of giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom.
	From: Nagarjuna (Mahaprajnaparamitashastra [c.120], 88)
	A reaction: What is 'morality', if giving is not part of it? I like patience and vigour being two of the virtues, which immediately implies an Aristotelian mean (which is always what is 'appropriate').

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution

21997	In Marxism the state will be superseded [Singer]
	Full Idea: It is a famous Marxist doctrine that the state will be superseded.
	From: Peter Singer (Marx [1980], 9)
	A reaction: Why is that final state communism rather than anarchism?

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

21993	Materialist history says we are subject to incomprehensible forces [Singer]
	Full Idea: The materialist conception of history tells us that human beings are totally subject to forces they do not understand and control.
	From: Peter Singer (Marx [1980], 6)
	A reaction: How does Marx know the forces? An exceptionally influential idea, because it is a modern commonplace that we have very little control over our own lives (apart from right wingers asserting that 'you can have anything if you really really want it').