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All the ideas for 'The Epistemology of Modality', 'Many Politics' and 'Persons, Character and Morality'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 1. History of Ideas
21852 Nomads are the basis of history, and yet almost unknowable [Deleuze]
10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / a. Conceivable as possible
19440 How do you know you have conceived a thing deeply enough to assess its possibility? [Vaidya]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
23279 It is important that a person can change their character, and not just be successive 'selves' [Williams,B]
23280 Kantians have an poor account of individuals, and insist on impartiality, because they ignore character [Williams,B]
23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
23278 For utilitarians states of affairs are what have value, not matter who produced them [Williams,B]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
21853 We are currently extending capitalism to the whole of society [Deleuze]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars
21851 The State requires self-preservation, but the war-machine desires destruction [Deleuze]