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All the ideas for 'A Puzzle about Belief', 'Paradoxes of the Infinite' and 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism'

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9 ideas

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory

9987	An aggregate in which order does not matter I call a 'set' [Bolzano]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite

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A truly infinite quantity does not need to be a variable [Bolzano]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files

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Puzzled Pierre has two mental files about the same object [Recanati on Kripke]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty

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The idea of duty in one's calling haunts us, like a lost religion [Weber]

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

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Acquisition and low consumption lead to saving, investment, and increased wealth [Weber]

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When asceticism emerged from the monasteries, it helped to drive the modern economy [Weber]

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Capitalism is not unlimited greed, and may even be opposed to greed [Weber]

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Modern western capitalism has free labour, business separate from household, and book-keeping [Weber]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity

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Punish the heretic, but be indulgent to the sinner [Weber]