12 ideas
13917 | Metaphysics aims to identify categories of being, and show their interdependency [Lowe] |
13919 | Philosophy aims not at the 'analysis of concepts', but at understanding the essences of things [Lowe] |
13918 | Holes, shadows and spots of light can coincide without being identical [Lowe] |
13921 | All things must have an essence (a 'what it is'), or we would be unable to think about them [Lowe] |
13922 | Knowing an essence is just knowing what the thing is, not knowing some further thing [Lowe] |
13920 | Each thing has to be of a general kind, because it belongs to some category [Lowe] |
22232 | Authenticity is taking responsibility for a situation, with all its risks and emotions [Sartre] |
24071 | Markets are transparent, with known prices and activity, and minimal profits [Davies,W] |
24073 | Capitalists use their exceptional power to impose their own rules, and make the state their ally [Davies,W] |
24070 | Economies have material, economic and capitalist layers [Davies,W] |
24074 | Capitalism must mainly rely either on the labour market, or on the financial markets [Davies,W] |
24072 | Capitalism is the anti-market, with opacity, monopolies, powers, exceptional profits and wealth [Davies,W] |