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All the ideas for 'Ethical Studies', 'Resurrecting Biological Essentialism' and 'The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism'

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species

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Essentialism concerns the nature of a group, not its category [Devitt]

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Things that gradually change, like species, can still have essences [Devitt]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness

5655	Happiness is not satisfaction of desires, but fulfilment of values [Bradley, by Scruton]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism

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Economic capitalist liberty naturally leads to democratic political liberty [Novak]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 5. Species

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We name species as small to share properties, but large enough to yield generalisations [Devitt]

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Species are phenetic, biological, niche, or phylogenetic-cladistic [Devitt, by PG]