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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Upon Nothing: Swansea lecture' and 'New System and Explanation of New System'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 1. Continental Philosophy

8988	Two marxist ideas have dominated in France: base and superstructure, and ideology [Scruton]

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 6. Deconstruction

8987	On the surface of deconstructive writing, technicalities float and then drift away [Scruton]

8992	Deconstruction is the last spasm of romanticism, now become hopeless and destructive [Scruton]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads

5044	Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind

5045	No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism

5046	The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz]

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]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract

8989	The benefits of social freedom outweigh the loneliness, doubt and alienation it brings [Scruton]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism

8990	So-called 'liberation' is the enemy of freedom, destroying the very structures that are needed [Scruton]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life

5043	To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz]