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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / d. Nineteenth century philosophy
20109 Hegel inserted society and history between the God-world, man-nature, man-being binary pairs [Hegel, by Safranski]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / a. Nature of happiness
23274 World history has no room for happiness [Hegel]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / b. The natural life
23275 The state of nature is one of untamed brutality [Hegel]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
23276 The soul of the people is an organisation of its members which produces an essential unity [Hegel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique
23272 The human race matters, and individuals have little importance [Hegel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 10. Theocracy
7337 In Mosaic legal theory, crimes are sins and sins are crimes [Johnson,P]
7339 Because human life is what is sacred, Mosaic law has no death penalty for property violations [Johnson,P]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism
23273 In a good state the goal of the citizens and of the whole state are united [Hegel]
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 1. Slavery
7353 The Pharisees undermined slavery, by giving slaves responsibility and status in law courts [Johnson,P]
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
23271 The goal of the world is Spirit's consciousness and enactment of freedom [Hegel]
25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 3. Legal equality
7340 Mosaic law was the first to embody the rule of law, and equality before the law [Johnson,P]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / d. Study of history
23270 We should all agree that there is reason in history [Hegel]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 1. Causing Death
7338 Man's life is sacred, because it is made in God's image [Johnson,P]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature
1748 Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]
27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution
5989 Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]
29. Religion / A. Polytheistic Religion / 2. Greek Polytheism
7348 The Jews sharply distinguish human and divine, but the Greeks pull them closer together [Johnson,P]
29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism
7355 The Torah pre-existed creation, and was its blueprint [Johnson,P]
7336 A key moment is the idea of a single moral God, who imposes his morality on humanity [Johnson,P]
7341 Sampson illustrates the idea that religious heroes often begin as outlaws and semi-criminals [Johnson,P]
7342 Isaiah moved Israelite religion away from the local, onto a more universal plane [Johnson,P]
7344 Judaism involves circumcision, Sabbath, Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles, New Year, and Atonement [Johnson,P]
7345 In exile the Jews became a nomocracy [Johnson,P]
29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 3. Zoroastrianism
7347 Zoroastrians believed in one eternal beneficent being, Creator through the holy spirit [Johnson,P]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality
7349 Immortality based on judgement of merit was developed by the Egyptians (not the Jews) [Johnson,P]
7354 The main doctrine of the Pharisees was belief in resurrection and the afterlife [Johnson,P]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / d. Heaven
7356 Pious Jews saw heaven as a vast library [Johnson,P]