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All the ideas for 'History of the Concept of Time', 'That Politics may be reduced to a Science' and 'The Development of Logic'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

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Perhaps the aim of philosophy is to abolish sham problems [Heidegger]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / f. Axiom of Infinity V

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The axiom of infinity is not a truth of logic, and its adoption is an abandonment of logicism [Kneale,W and M]

16. Persons / A. Concept of a Person / 4. Persons as Agents

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My active existence is defined by being able to say 'I can' [Heidegger]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / a. Self needs body

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Certainty that I will die is more basic to my existence than the Cogito [Heidegger]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

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Friendship without community spirit misses out on the main part of virtue [Hume]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions

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It would be absurd if even a free constitution did not impose restraints, for the public good [Hume]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites

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Nobility either share in the power of the whole, or they compose the power of the whole [Hume]