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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Fragments', 'Address to the Voters of Bristol' and 'Ordinatio'

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5 ideas

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

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

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals

9103	A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham]

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

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

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection

9104	A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy

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Your representative owes you his judgement, and betrays you if he gives your opinion instead [Burke]