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All the ideas for 'Demonstratives', 'Lectures on the Philosophy of (World) History' and 'That Politics may be reduced to a Science'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / e. Philosophy as reason

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If we look at the world rationally, the world assumes a rational aspect [Hegel]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

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The world seems rational to those who look at it rationally [Hegel]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 10. Two-Dimensional Semantics

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Indexicals have a 'character' (the standing meaning), and a 'content' (truth-conditions for one context) [Kaplan, by Macià/Garcia-Carpentiro]

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'Content' gives the standard modal profile, and 'character' gives rules for a context [Kaplan, by Schroeter]

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

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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

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