Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Marcus Aurelius, Benedetto Croce and Otto Neurath

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
3067 A philosopher should have principles ready for understanding, like a surgeon with instruments [Aurelius]
1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism
7081 Philosophy is not separate from or above empirical science [Neurath]
7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 1. Nature of Change
3072 Everything is changing, including yourself and the whole universe [Aurelius]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / f. Foundationalism critique
10486 If we are rebuilding our ship at sea, we should jettison some cargo [Boolos on Neurath]
8485 We must always rebuild our ship on the open sea; we can't reconstruct it properly in dry-dock [Neurath]
21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 4. Art as Expression
20422 The experience of expression and communication are intermingled in art [Croce]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions
7270 Historical interpretation aims to recapture the author's view of the work [Croce]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / k. Ethics from nature
3066 Nothing is evil which is according to nature [Aurelius]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / c. Value of pleasure
3071 Justice has no virtue opposed to it, but pleasure has temperance opposed to it [Aurelius]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / b. Living naturally
3069 The art of life is more like the wrestler's than the dancer's [Aurelius]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness
3065 Humans are naturally made for co-operation [Aurelius]