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Single Idea 1695
[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy
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Full Idea
It is hard to make firm statements on these questions without having examined them many times, but to have gone through the various difficulties is not unprofitable.
Gist of Idea
Without extensive examination firm statements are hard, but studying the difficulties is profitable
Source
Aristotle (Categories [c.331 BCE], 08b23)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Categories and De Interpretatione', ed/tr. Ackrill,J.R. [OUP 1963], p.24
A Reaction
Suggesting that philosophy is more like drawing the map than completing the journey.
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Let us reason together, saith the Lord
[Isaiah]
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1491
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Everyone has the potential for self-knowledge and sound thinking
[Heraclitus]
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343
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The unexamined life is not worth living for men
[Socrates]
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160
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The highest ability in man is the ability to discuss unity and plurality in the nature of things
[Plato]
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1642
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We must fight fiercely for knowledge, understanding and intelligence
[Plato]
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315
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Philosophy is the supreme gift of the gods to mortals
[Plato]
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1765
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Diogenes said avoidance of philosophy is the lack of a desire to live properly
[Diogenes of Sin., by Diog. Laertius]
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1695
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Without extensive examination firm statements are hard, but studying the difficulties is profitable
[Aristotle]
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1576
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If each of us can give some logos about parts of nature, our combined efforts can be impressive
[Aristotle]
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14052
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Begin philosophy when you are young, and keep going when you are old
[Epicurus]
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13291
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Slavery to philosophy brings true freedom
[Epicurus]
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14518
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In the study of philosophy, pleasure and knowledge arrive simultaneously
[Epicurus]
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7910
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Pursue truth with the urgency of someone whose clothes are on fire
[Ashvaghosha]
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3656
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The greatest good for a state is true philosophers
[Descartes]
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Philosophy is sanctified, because it flows from God
[Leibniz]
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2118
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All other human gifts can harm us, but not correct reasoning
[Leibniz]
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16000
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Fixed ideas should be tackled aggressively
[Kierkegaard]
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19250
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Everything interesting should be recorded, with records that can be rearranged
[Peirce]
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14861
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Philosophy ennobles the world, by producing an artistic conception of our knowledge
[Nietzsche]
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An unexamined life can be virtuous
[Murdoch]
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