Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'A Puzzle about Belief', 'Are Freedom and Equality Compatible?' and 'Paradoxes of the Infinite'

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8 ideas

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory
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
A truly infinite quantity does not need to be a variable [Bolzano]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files
Puzzled Pierre has two mental files about the same object [Recanati on Kripke]
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
The right-wing conception of freedom is based on the idea of self-ownership [Cohen,GA]
Plenty of people have self-ownership, but still lack autonomy [Cohen,GA]
25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights
It is plausible that no one has an initial right to own land and natural resources [Cohen,GA]
It is doubtful whether any private property was originally acquired legitimately [Cohen,GA]
Every thing which is now private started out as unowned [Cohen,GA]