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All the ideas for 'Essays on Intellectual Powers: Conception', 'Popular Scientific Lectures' and 'Contrib to Critique of Hegel's Phil of Right'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 2. Positivism

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Laws of nature are just records of regularities and correlations, with concepts to make recording them easier [Mach, by Harré]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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Objects have an essential constitution, producing its qualities, which we are too ignorant to define [Reid]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / b. Conceivable but impossible

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Impossibilites are easily conceived in mathematics and geometry [Reid, by Molnar]

19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

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Reference is by name, or a term-plus-circumstance, or ostensively, or by description [Reid]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / c. Social reference

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A word's meaning is the thing conceived, as fixed by linguistic experts [Reid]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution

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The middle class gain freedom through property, but workers can only free all of humanity [Marx, by Singer]

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Theory is as much a part of a revolution as material force is [Marx]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief

7128	Religion is the opium of the people, and real happiness requires its abolition [Marx]