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All the ideas for 'Gilles Deleuze', 'fragments/reports' and 'Abstraction Reconsidered'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 1. Continental Philosophy

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Deleuze relies on Spinoza (immanence), Bergson (duration), and difference (Nietzsche) [May]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / c. Against mathematical empiricism

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Abstraction from objects won't reveal an operation's being performed 'so many times' [Geach]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind

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If concepts are just recognitional, then general judgements would be impossible [Geach]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities

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For abstractionists, concepts are capacities to recognise recurrent features of the world [Geach]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique

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The abstractionist cannot explain 'some' and 'not' [Geach]

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Only a judgement can distinguish 'striking' from 'being struck' [Geach]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

541	Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 1. Existentialism

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For existentialists the present is empty without the pull of the future and weight of the past [May]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / a. Liberalism basics

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Liberal theory starts from the governed, not from the governor [May]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

542	Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias]