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All the ideas for 'The Birth of Tragedy', 'The Problem of Counterfactual Conditionals' and 'The Power of Words'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

7848	Philosophy begins in the horror and absurdity of existence [Nietzsche, by Ansell Pearson]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 9. Counterfactuals

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Counterfactuals are true if logical or natural laws imply the consequence [Goodman, by McFetridge]

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

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National leaders want to preserve necessary order - but always the existing order [Weil]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism

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National prestige consists of behaving as if you could beat the others in a war [Weil]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars

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Modern wars are fought in the name of empty words which are given capital letters [Weil]