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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Introduction to Zermelo's 1930 paper' and 'What is Good?'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 3. Earlier European Philosophy / c. Later medieval philosophy

7823	Lucretius was rediscovered in 1417 [Grayling]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / a. Axioms for sets

17833

The first-order ZF axiomatisation is highly non-categorical [Hallett,M]

17834

Non-categoricity reveals a sort of incompleteness, with sets existing that the axioms don't reveal [Hallett,M]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 7. Natural Sets

17837

Zermelo allows ur-elements, to enable the widespread application of set-theory [Hallett,M]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / g. Continuum Hypothesis

17836

The General Continuum Hypothesis and its negation are both consistent with ZF [Hallett,M]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / e. Honour

7809	In an honour code shame is the supreme punishment, and revenge is a duty [Grayling]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide

7824	If suicide is lawful, but assisting suicide is unlawful, powerless people are denied their rights [Grayling]

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

7819	Religion gives answers, comforts, creates social order, and panders to superstition [Grayling]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

7817	To make an afterlife appealing, this life has to be denigrated [Grayling]

7818	In Greek mythology only heroes can go to heaven [Grayling]