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All the ideas for 'On Plural Reference and Set Theory', 'The Parts of Animals' and 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism'

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8 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / d. Singular terms
10670 A 'singulariser' converts a plural like 'number of' to a syntactically neutral form [Cartwright,H, by Hossack]
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain
23218 The brain has no responsibility for sensations, which occur in the heart [Aristotle]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
20725 The idea of duty in one's calling haunts us, like a lost religion [Weber]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
20722 Acquisition and low consumption lead to saving, investment, and increased wealth [Weber]
20724 When asceticism emerged from the monasteries, it helped to drive the modern economy [Weber]
20717 Capitalism is not unlimited greed, and may even be opposed to greed [Weber]
20718 Modern western capitalism has free labour, business separate from household, and book-keeping [Weber]
29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity
20719 Punish the heretic, but be indulgent to the sinner [Weber]