Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Leibniz: Guide for the Perplexed', 'The Wealth of Nations' and 'Religion and Respect'

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4 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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Substance needs independence, unity, and stability (for individuation); also it is a subject, for predicates [Perkins]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism

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People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity [Smith,A]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / h. Respect

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The word 'respect' ranges from mere non-interference to the highest levels of reverence [Blackburn]

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

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Selfish profit-seeking increases collective wealth, so greed is good, and egoism is altruism [Smith,A, by Harari]