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All the ideas for 'works', 'Seven Types of Atheism' and 'A Short History of German Philosophy'

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems
22820 Early Romantics sought a plurality of systems, in a quest for freedom [Hösle]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
7667 There are two sides to men - the pleasantly social, and the violent and creative [Diderot, by Berlin]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / d. Study of history
22819 In the 18th century history came to be seen as progressive, rather than cyclical [Hösle]
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
23061 Free atheism should start by questioning its faith in humanity [Gray]
29. Religion / A. Polytheistic Religion / 4. Dualist Religion
23057 Gnosticism has a supreme creator God, giving way to a possibly hostile Demiurge [Gray]
29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism
23056 Judaism only became monotheistic around 550 BCE [Gray]
29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity
23055 Christians introduced the idea that a religion needs a creed [Gray]
29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism
23058 Buddhism has no divinity or souls, and the aim is to lose the illusion of a self [Gray]