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All the ideas for 'Probabilities of Conditionals', 'Upon Nothing: Swansea lecture' and 'Ethical consistency'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 1. Continental Philosophy

8988	Two marxist ideas have dominated in France: base and superstructure, and ideology [Scruton]

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 6. Deconstruction

8987	On the surface of deconstructive writing, technicalities float and then drift away [Scruton]

8992	Deconstruction is the last spasm of romanticism, now become hopeless and destructive [Scruton]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / a. Conditionals

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A conditional probability does not measure the probability of the truth of any proposition [Lewis, by Edgington]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / a. Dilemmas

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Many ethical theories neglect the power of regretting the ought not acted upon [Williams,B]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / f. Ethical non-cognitivism

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Moral conflicts have a different feeling and structure from belief conflicts [Williams,B, by Foot]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract

8989	The benefits of social freedom outweigh the loneliness, doubt and alienation it brings [Scruton]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism

8990	So-called 'liberation' is the enemy of freedom, destroying the very structures that are needed [Scruton]