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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' and 'The Road to Serfdom'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
11257 The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis, by Politis]
3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth
11235 'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis]
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing
11277 Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like [Politis]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
11248 Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis]
13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 2. Knowledge as Convention
1556 By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism
20575 Socialist economics needs a very strong central power, virtually leading to slavery [Hayek, by Oksala]
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 4. Free market
22599 Hayek was a liberal, but mainly concerned with market freedom [Hayek, by Dunt]
22600 Impeding the market is likely to lead to extensive state control [Hayek]