Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Dappled World', 'The Wealth of Nations' and 'Free Will Defence'

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5 ideas

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
17503 Theories can never represent accurately, because their components are abstract [Cartwright,N, by Portides]
23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism
20991 People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity [Smith,A]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
20680 Selfish profit-seeking increases collective wealth, so greed is good, and egoism is altruism [Smith,A, by Harari]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil
1474 Moral evil may be acceptable to God because it allows free will (even though we don't see why this is necessary) [Plantinga, by PG]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / d. Natural Evil
1475 It is logically possible that natural evil like earthquakes is caused by Satan [Plantinga, by PG]