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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Grundlagen (Foundations of Theory of Manifolds)' and 'Upon Nothing: Swansea lecture'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 1. Continental Philosophy

8988	Two marxist ideas have dominated in France: base and superstructure, and ideology [Scruton]

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 6. Deconstruction

8987	On the surface of deconstructive writing, technicalities float and then drift away [Scruton]

8992	Deconstruction is the last spasm of romanticism, now become hopeless and destructive [Scruton]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory

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Cantor developed sets from a progression into infinity by addition, multiplication and exponentiation [Cantor, by Lavine]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / e. Ordinal numbers

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Ordinals are generated by endless succession, followed by a limit ordinal [Cantor, by Lavine]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract

8989	The benefits of social freedom outweigh the loneliness, doubt and alienation it brings [Scruton]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism

8990	So-called 'liberation' is the enemy of freedom, destroying the very structures that are needed [Scruton]