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All the ideas for 'Many Politics', 'Investigations into Logical Deduction' and 'The Laws of Thought'

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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 1. History of Ideas

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Nomads are the basis of history, and yet almost unknowable [Deleuze]

4. Formal Logic / B. Propositional Logic PL / 1. Propositional Logic

8083	Boole applied normal algebra to logic, aiming at an algebra of thought [Boole, by Devlin]

7727	Boole's notation can represent syllogisms and propositional arguments, but not both at once [Boole, by Weiner]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

8686	Boole made logic more mathematical, with algebra, quantifiers and probability [Boole, by Friend]

5. Theory of Logic / H. Proof Systems / 2. Axiomatic Proof

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Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Boole, by Potter]

5. Theory of Logic / H. Proof Systems / 4. Natural Deduction

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Natural deduction shows the heart of reasoning (and sequent calculus is just a tool) [Gentzen, by Hacking]

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

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We are currently extending capitalism to the whole of society [Deleuze]

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

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The State requires self-preservation, but the war-machine desires destruction [Deleuze]