Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Letters to Wolff', 'Political Liberalism' and 'Understanding'

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6 ideas

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

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The properties of a thing flow from its essence [Leibniz]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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Unlike knowledge, you can achieve understanding through luck [Grimm]

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'Grasping' a structure seems to be modal, because we must anticipate its behaviour [Grimm]

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You may have 'weak' understanding, if by luck you can answer a set of 'why questions' [Grimm]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

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Check your rationality by thinking of your opinion pronounced by the supreme court [Rawls]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract

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Power is only legitimate if it is reasonable for free equal citizens to endorse the constitution [Rawls]