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All the ideas for 'Many Politics', 'The Art of the Infinite' and 'Letters to Leibniz'

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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 / D. Modal Logic ML / 7. Barcan Formula

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No one can conceive of a possible substance, apart from those which God has created [Arnauld]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / j. Axiom of Choice IX

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Using Choice, you can cut up a small ball and make an enormous one from the pieces [Kaplan/Kaplan]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / b. Types of number

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1 and 0, then add for naturals, subtract for negatives, divide for rationals, take roots for irrationals [Kaplan/Kaplan]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers

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The rationals are everywhere - the irrationals are everywhere else [Kaplan/Kaplan]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / f. Arithmetic

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'Commutative' laws say order makes no difference; 'associative' laws say groupings make no difference [Kaplan/Kaplan]

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'Distributive' laws say if you add then multiply, or multiply then add, you get the same result [Kaplan/Kaplan]

14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction

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The first million numbers confirm that no number is greater than a million [Kaplan/Kaplan]

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]