Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Metrodorus (Lamp), Douglas Lackey and Richard Sorabji

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5 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / b. Cantor's paradox

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Sets always exceed terms, so all the sets must exceed all the sets [Lackey]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / c. Burali-Forti's paradox

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It seems that the ordinal number of all the ordinals must be bigger than itself [Lackey]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory

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The ancient Memorists said virtually all types of thinking could be done simply by memory [Sorabji]

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Stoics say true memory needs reflection and assent, but animals only have perceptual recognition [Sorabji]

23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 2. Hedonism

5954	All inventions of the mind aim at pleasure, and those that don't are worthless [Metrodorus of Lamp., by Plutarch]