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
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy
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Philosophy only begins when it studies itself
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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 2. Aporiai
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A problem is a solid mass, which the mind must break up
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure
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Whoever first counted to two must have seen the possibility of infinite counting
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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]
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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
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19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language
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Every person has his own language
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / b. Defining ethics
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Morality and philosophy are mutually dependent
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 7. Existential Action
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Life isn't given to us like a novel - we write the novel
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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
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