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Ideas for Jeremy Bentham, Max Horkheimer and Galen

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

23269	Philosophy must start from clearly observed facts [Galen]
	Full Idea: True philosophers concern themselves first and foremost to take clearly observed facts as their point of departure.
	From: Galen (The soul's dependence on the body [c.170], Kiv.11.817)
	A reaction: I love this one, especially the desire that the facts be 'clearly observed'. That, thank goodness, eliminates quantum mechanics. If you don't love history and the physical sciences, you are not a philosopher. Oh, and reliable gossip.

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 5. Critical Theory

15661	Horkheimer's critical theory was interdisciplinary, and aware of its own context and function [Horkheimer, by Finlayson]
	Full Idea: Horkheimer was chiefly responsible for developing 'critical theory' during the 1930s. ...It was interdisciplinary, reflective, dialectical, and critical. It reflected on the social context that gave rise to it, and its own function within that society.
	From: report of Max Horkheimer (works [1950]) by James Gordon Finlayson - Habermas Ch.1:02