Combining Philosophers
Ideas for David Fair, Joseph Butler and Aristotle
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy
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All philosophy begins from wonder, either at the physical world, or at ideas [Aristotle]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy
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Without extensive examination firm statements are hard, but studying the difficulties is profitable [Aristotle]
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If each of us can give some logos about parts of nature, our combined efforts can be impressive [Aristotle]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined
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Philosophy has different powers from dialectic, and a different life from sophistry [Aristotle]
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609
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Philosophy is a kind of science that deals with principles [Aristotle]
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624
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Absolute thinking is the thinking of thinking [Aristotle]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 4. Divisions of Philosophy
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If only natural substances exist, science is first philosophy - but not if there is an immovable substance [Aristotle]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
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Unobservant thinkers tend to dogmatise using insufficient facts [Aristotle]
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Free and great-souled men do not keep asking "what is the use of it?" [Aristotle]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / c. Philosophy as generalisation
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Wisdom is knowledge of principles and causes [Aristotle]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles
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Inquiry is the cause of philosophy [Aristotle]
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Translate as 'humans all desire by nature to understand' (not as 'to know') [Aristotle, by Annas]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy
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Even people who go astray in their opinions have contributed something useful [Aristotle]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
112
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Most people are readier to submit to compulsion than to argument [Aristotle]
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