Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Xenophon, Michael Strevens and Emmanuel Levinas

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7 ideas

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens]

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We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens]

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Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / a. Preconditions for ethics

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Levinas took 'first philosophy' to begin with seeing the vulnerable faces of others [Levinas, by Aho]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / h. Fine deeds

5845	Niceratus learnt the whole of Homer by heart, as a guide to goodness [Xenophon]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

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Levinas says Marxism is the replacement of individualist ethics, by solidarity and sociality [Levinas, by Critchley]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles

5833	Education is the greatest of human goods [Xenophon]