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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The Fourth Revolution' and 'Many, but almost one'

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 5. First-Order Logic

20100

Classical liberalism seeks freedom of opinion, of private life, of expression, and of property [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / d. Vagueness as linguistic

15538

Semantic indecision explains vagueness (if we have precisifications to be undecided about) [Lewis]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / b. Cat and its tail

15537

If cats are vague, we deny that the many cats are one, or deny that the one cat is many [Lewis]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects

15536

We have one cloud, but many possible boundaries and aggregates for it [Lewis]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity

15539

Basic to pragmatics is taking a message in a way that makes sense of it [Lewis]

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

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

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism

20097

The welfare state aims at freedom from want, and equality of opportunity [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

20099

For communists history is driven by the proletariat [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism

20098

Fans of economic freedom claim that capitalism is self-correcting [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights

20096

Roman law entrenched property rights [Micklethwait/Wooldridge]