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All the ideas for 'General Draft', 'In Defense of a Dogma' and 'The Wealth of Nations'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

22026

Philosophy is homesickness - the urge to be at home everywhere [Novalis]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 6. Idealisation

19591

Desire for perfection is an illness, if it turns against what is imperfect [Novalis]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 8. Synonymy

7319	If we give up synonymy, we have to give up significance, meaning and sense [Grice/Strawson]

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]