Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Herodotus, Karl Jaspers and Ludwig Wittgenstein

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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 4. Presupposition of Self

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The philosophical I is the metaphysical subject, the limit - not a part of the world [Wittgenstein]

2940	The subject stands outside our understanding of the world [Wittgenstein]

16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 1. Introspection

5676	To say that I 'know' I am in pain means nothing more than that I AM in pain [Wittgenstein]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 3. Reference of 'I'

22419

'I' is a subject in 'I am in pain' and an object in 'I am bleeding' [Wittgenstein, by McGinn]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self

23498

The modern idea of the subjective soul is composite, and impossible [Wittgenstein]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will

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Freedom needs knowledge, the possibility of arbitrariness, and law [Jaspers]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 4. For Free Will

20322

I am aware that freedom is possible, and the freedom is not in theory, but in seeking freedom [Jaspers]