Combining Philosophers

Ideas for William James, Hillel the Elder and G.E. Moore

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

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It is wisdom to believe what you desire, because belief is needed to achieve it [James]

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 5. Modern Philosophy / b. Modern philosophy beginnings

6405	Moore's 'The Nature of Judgement' (1898) marked the rejection (with Russell) of idealism [Moore,GE, by Grayling]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

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All good philosophers start from a dumb conviction about which truths can be revealed [James]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / c. Philosophy as generalisation

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The main aim of philosophy is to describe the whole Universe. [Moore,GE]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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A complete system is just a classification of the whole world's ingredients [James]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis

7527	Analysis for Moore and Russell is carving up the world, not investigating language [Moore,GE, by Monk]