Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Ages of the World', 'On Relations of Universals and Particulars' and 'works'

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4 ideas

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience
General facts supervene on particular facts, but cannot be inferred from them [Russell, by Bennett,K]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / b. Critique of tropes
Trope theorists cannot explain how tropes resemble each other [Russell, by Mumford]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
We don't choose our characters, yet we still claim credit for the actions our characters perform [Schelling]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism
The great interest of the human race is cordial unity and unlimited mutual aid [Owen]