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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', ''Objectivity' in Social Sciences and Social Policy' and 'reports'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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There is no objectivity in social sciences - only viewpoints for selecting and organising data [Weber]

22367

The results of social research can be true, and not just subjectively valid for one person [Weber]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

18946

Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self

5517	Individuals don't exist, but are conventional names for sets of elements [Buddha]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7600	The Buddha believed the gods would eventually disappear, and Nirvana was much higher [Buddha, by Armstrong,K]

7601	Life is suffering, from which only compassion, gentleness, truth and sobriety can save us [Buddha]