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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'Preface to 'Dorian Gray'' and 'The Fourth Revolution'

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 5. First-Order Logic

20100

Classical liberalism seeks freedom of opinion, of private life, of expression, and of property [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

3570	Maybe knowledge is belief which 'tracks' the truth [Nozick, by Williams,M]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 4. Tracking the Facts

2748	A true belief isn't knowledge if it would be believed even if false. It should 'track the truth' [Nozick, by Dancy,J]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 6. Value of Art

7276	All art is quite useless [Wilde]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

7274	Books are only well or badly written, not moral or immoral [Wilde]

7275	Having ethical sympathies is a bad mannerism of style in an artist [Wilde]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism

20097

The welfare state aims at freedom from want, and equality of opportunity [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]

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

20099

For communists history is driven by the proletariat [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]

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

20098

Fans of economic freedom claim that capitalism is self-correcting [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights

20096

Roman law entrenched property rights [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]