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All the ideas for 'That Politics may be reduced to a Science', 'The Scientific Revolution 1500-1800' and 'The Confessions'

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5 ideas

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

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Friendship without community spirit misses out on the main part of virtue [Hume]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions

21091

It would be absurd if even a free constitution did not impose restraints, for the public good [Hume]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites

21092

Nobility either share in the power of the whole, or they compose the power of the whole [Hume]

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

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The nature of people is decided by the government and politics of their society [Rousseau]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

5470	The idea of laws of nature arose in the Middle Ages [Hall,AR, by Ellis]