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All the ideas for 'Essentialists and Essentialism', 'The Wealth of Nations' and 'Medical Conceptions of Health pre-Renaissance'

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4 ideas

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties

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The distinction between necessary and essential properties can be ignored [Rocca]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / d. Health

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The Greeks had a single word meaning both 'beautiful' and 'good' [Pormann]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism

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People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity [Smith,A]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism

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Selfish profit-seeking increases collective wealth, so greed is good, and egoism is altruism [Smith,A, by Harari]