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

4424	A warlike philosopher challenges problems to single combat [Nietzsche]
	Full Idea: A warlike philosopher challenges problems to single combat.
	From: Friedrich Nietzsche (Ecce Homo [1889], Wise §7)
	A reaction: And what do pacifist philosophers do? It is a moot point whether philosophy is even possible without a streak of aggression. Otherwise you circle the problem, but don't confront it.

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

9327	Organisms understand their worlds better if they understand themselves [Gulick]
	Full Idea: Organisms come to better understand their worlds by coming to better understand themselves and the ways in which their own structures engage their worlds.
	From: Robert van Gulick (Mirror Mirror - Is That All? [2006], §III)
	A reaction: Van Gulick is defending a higher-order theory of consciousness, but this strikes me as a good rationale for the target of philosophy, which has increasingly (since Descartes) focused on understanding our own minds.