Combining Philosophers

Ideas for William James, Richard Cartwright and Gideon Rosen

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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 / 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]

9786	Philosophers working like teams of scientists is absurd, yet isolation is hard [Cartwright,R]

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 / 5. Linguistic Analysis

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Philosophers are often too fussy about words, dismissing perfectly useful ordinary terms [Rosen]