Ideas of Michel de Montaigne, by Theme
[French, 1533 - 1592, Born and died at Montaigne. Closely associated with the city of Bordeaux, of which he was Mayor.]
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
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Why can't a wise man doubt everything?
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
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6263
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No wisdom could make us comfortably walk a wide beam if it was high in the air
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth
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6258
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Virtue is the distinctive mark of truth, and its greatest product
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Reality
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We lack some sense or other, and hence objects may have hidden features
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism
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Sceptics say there is truth, but no means of making or testing lasting judgements
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / d. Location of mind
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6261
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The soul is in the brain, as shown by head injuries
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22. Metaethics / C. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility
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Rules and duties are based on the will, as that is all we control
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
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Virtue inspires Stoics, but I want a good temperament
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
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There is not much point in only becoming good near the end of your life
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24. Applied Ethics / C. Death Issues / 1. Death
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Apart from the fear, dying is an easy duty
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25. Society / C. Social Justice / 2. Social Freedom / c. Free speech
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Nothing we say can be worse than unsaying it in the face of authority
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25. Society / E. State Functions / 5. War
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People at home care far more than soldiers risking death about the outcome of wars
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