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All the ideas for 'Reasons for Actions and Desires', 'Marx' and 'Intro to Classical Chinese Philosophy'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 2. Ancient Thought

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The Dao (Way) first means the road, and comes to mean the right way to live [Norden]

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

23408

The hermeneutic circle is either within the text, or between text and biased reader [Norden]

23407

Heremeneutics is either 'faith' (examining truth) or 'suspicion' (looking for hidden motives) [Norden]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism

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I don't understand the idea of a reason for acting, but it is probably the agent's interests or desires [Foot]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution

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In Marxism the state will be superseded [Singer]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

21993

Materialist history says we are subject to incomprehensible forces [Singer]