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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Procedural republic and unencumbered self' and 'Two Problems of Epistemology'

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7 ideas

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
18284 Particulars can be verified or falsified, but general statements can only be falsified (conclusively) [Popper]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / b. Eudaimonia
5996 Critolaus redefined Aristotle's moral aim as fulfilment instead of happiness [Critolaus, by White,SA]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
22262 Kant's moral law has no foundation - because that would undermine its priority [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy
22264 Modern liberal rights in democracies protect individuals against the majority [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / a. Liberalism basics
22261 Liberals say rights always come first, and justice is neutral on social values [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism
22263 Liberal justice means the withdrawal of the self, as transcendental or as unencumbered [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
22805 Liberalism concerns rights, and communitarianism concerns the common good [Sandel, by Avineri/De-Shalit]