Ideas from 'Logological Fragments I' by Novalis [1798], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Philosophical Writings' by Novalis (ed/tr Stoljar,M.M.) [SUNY 1997,0-7914-3272-6]].

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 1. History of Philosophy

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The history of philosophy is just experiments in how to do philosophy

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

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Philosophy only begins when it studies itself

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 2. Aporiai

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A problem is a solid mass, which the mind must break up

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure

19584

Whoever first counted to two must have seen the possibility of infinite counting

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)

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Novalis thought self-consciousness cannot disclose 'being', because we are temporal creatures [Pinkard]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

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Poetry is true idealism, and the self-consciousness of the universe

19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language

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Every person has his own language

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / b. Defining ethics

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Morality and philosophy are mutually dependent

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 7. Existential Action

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Life isn't given to us like a novel - we write the novel

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / c. Teaching

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If the pupil really yearns for the truth, they only need a hint