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All the ideas for 'Introduction to 'Properties'', 'On the Nature of Mathematical Reasoning' and 'Beyond Individualism'

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8 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
4037 Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite
15923 Poincaré rejected the actual infinite, claiming definitions gave apparent infinity to finite objects [Poincaré, by Lavine]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
4027 Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 12. Denial of Properties
4029 Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 5. Abstracta by Negation
4039 Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution
22258 Passion for progress is always short-lived [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism
22259 Conservatives are either individualistic, or communal [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
22260 Modern liberalism fails to articulate a vision of the common good [Sandel]