Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Of Civil Liberty', 'Review of Aron 'Our Knowledge of Universals'' and 'The Psychophysical Nexus'

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5 ideas

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience
4242 Pure supervenience explains nothing, and is a sign of something fundamental we don't know [Nagel]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / a. Origin of concepts
10645 We reach concepts by clarification, or by definition, or by habitual experience [Price,HH]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
10644 A 'felt familiarity' with universals is more primitive than abstraction [Price,HH]
10646 Our understanding of 'dog' or 'house' arises from a repeated experience of concomitances [Price,HH]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy
21097 Modern monarchies are (like republics) rule by law, rather than by men [Hume]