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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Fragments', 'The Wealth of Nations' and 'How to Read Foucault'

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

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Post-structuralism focused on exterior determinants of thought, rather than the thinker [Oksala]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

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I assume existence, rather than reasoning towards it [Kierkegaard]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

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Nothing necessary can come into existence, since it already 'is' [Kierkegaard]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism

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People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity [Smith,A]

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

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Selfish profit-seeking increases collective wealth, so greed is good, and egoism is altruism [Smith,A, by Harari]