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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The Discourses' and 'Lecture on Nominalism'

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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy

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The Struthionic Fallacy is that of burying one's head in the sand [Quine]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 6. Relations in Logic

21698

All relations, apart from ancestrals, can be reduced to simpler logic [Quine]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 3. Mathematical Nominalism

21696

Nominalism rejects both attributes and classes (where extensionalism accepts the classes) [Quine]

23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism

3031	The greatest good is not the achievement of desire, but to desire what is proper [Menedemus, by Diog. Laertius]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 2. Religion in Society

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All legislators invoke God in support of extraordinary laws, because their justification is not obvious [Machiavelli]

7126	Rulers should preserve the foundations of religion, to ensure good behaviour and unity [Machiavelli]