Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Paul Bernays, Plato and Will Sommers

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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge
2133 Knowledge must be of the permanent unchanging nature of things [Plato]
2080 Things are only knowable if a rational account (logos) is possible [Plato]
16120 Knowing how to achieve immortality is pointless without the knowledge how to use immortality [Plato]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding
16126 Expertise is knowledge of the whole by means of the parts [Plato]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 3. Value of Knowledge
20219 True opinions only become really valuable when they are tied down by reasons [Plato]
20184 The only real evil is loss of knowledge [Plato]
20185 The most important things in life are wisdom and knowledge [Plato]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs
2050 It is impossible to believe something which is held to be false [Plato]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / d. Cause of beliefs
2076 How can a belief exist if its object doesn't exist? [Plato]
11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty
389 How can you be certain about aspects of the world if they aren't constant? [Plato]
11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 5. Cogito Critique
12407 Barman to Descartes: Would you like another drink?... [Sommers,W]
12399 There was a young student called Fred... [Sommers,W]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism
20963 A philosopher and his wife are out for a drive... [Sommers,W]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / c. Empirical idealism
12403 There once was a man who said: 'God... [Sommers,W]
12402 ..But if he's a student of Berkeley... [Sommers,W]
12409 The philosopher Berkeley once said.. [Sommers,W]
12404 Dear Sir, Your astonishment's odd.... [Sommers,W]