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All the ideas for 'The Middle Works (15 vols, ed Boydston)', 'Giordano Bruno and Hermetic Tradition' and 'The Logical Structure of the World (Aufbau)'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 4. Early European Thought

9288	The magic of Asclepius enters Renaissance thought mixed into Ficino's neo-platonism [Yates]

9291	The dating, in 1614, of the Hermetic writings as post-Christian is the end of the Renaissance [Yates]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 3. Value of Knowledge

22868

The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

18699

Carnap tried to define all scientific predicates in terms of primitive relations, using type theory [Carnap, by Button]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 1. Self and Consciousness

22865

Habits constitute the self [Dewey]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / g. Conceptual atomism

12131

All concepts can be derived from a few basics, making possible one science of everything [Carnap, by Brody]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

22871

The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy

22876

Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey]

22875

Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism

22874

Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey]