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Ideas for 'works', 'The Origin of the Work of Art' and 'Categories'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy

1695	Without extensive examination firm statements are hard, but studying the difficulties is profitable [Aristotle]
	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.
	From: Aristotle (Categories [c.331 BCE], 08b23)
	A reaction: Suggesting that philosophy is more like drawing the map than completing the journey.

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

15585	Later Heidegger sees philosophy as more like poetry than like science [Heidegger, by Polt]
	Full Idea: In his later work Heidegger came to view philosophy as closer to poetry than to science.
	From: report of Martin Heidegger (The Origin of the Work of Art [1935], p.178) by Richard Polt - Heidegger: an introduction 5 'Signs'