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All the ideas for 'Essays on Intellectual Powers: Conception', 'talk' and 'Many Politics'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 1. History of Ideas

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Nomads are the basis of history, and yet almost unknowable [Deleuze]

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]

14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem

7296	'Grue' is not a colour [Milsted]

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 / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism

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We are currently extending capitalism to the whole of society [Deleuze]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars

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The State requires self-preservation, but the war-machine desires destruction [Deleuze]