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All the ideas for 'German Philosophy: a very short introduction', 'On suicide' and 'Short History of Modern Philosophy'

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9 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

5637	Nowadays logic is seen as the science of extensions, not intensions [Scruton]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

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Transcendental idealism aims to explain objectivity through subjectivity [Bowie]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

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The Idealists saw the same unexplained spontaneity in Kant's judgements and choices [Bowie]

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German Idealism tried to stop oppositions of appearances/things and receptivity/spontaneity [Bowie]

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Crucial to Idealism is the idea of continuity between receptivity and spontaneous judgement [Bowie]

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

5636	Cartesian 'ideas' confuse concepts and propositions [Scruton]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights

5660	Allegiance is prior to the recognition of individual rights [Scruton]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

5653	A right is a power which is enforced in the name of justice [Scruton]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide

4677	If suicide is wrong because only God disposes of our lives, it must also be wrong to save lives [Hume]