Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Gorgias, Naguib Mahfouz and Sara L. Uckelman

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People

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Tell cleverness from answers, but wisdom from questions [Mahfouz]

4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 11. Dynamic Logics

15381

Dyamic logics model changes between classical states, in action, belief, and computing [Uckelman]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / d. Non-being

18933

Not-Being obviously doesn't exist, and the five modes of Being are all impossible [Gorgias, by Diog. Laertius]

19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric

5864	Destroy seriousness with laughter, and laughter with seriousness [Gorgias]

9866	Gorgias says rhetoric is the best of arts, because it enslaves without using force [Gorgias, by Plato]