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Ideas for 'The Sayings of Confucius', 'The Source of Necessity' and 'The Journals of Kierkegaard'

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

16000	Fixed ideas should be tackled aggressively [Kierkegaard]
	Full Idea: Fixed ideas are like a cramp in your foot: the best remedy is to stomp on them.
	From: Søren Kierkegaard (The Journals of Kierkegaard [1850], JP-III, 635)
	A reaction: Sound philosophical advice at any time. [SY] Does this apply in seminars, as well as in private meditation? [PG]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

16012	Philosophy can't be unbiased if it ignores language, as that is no more independent than individuals are [Kierkegaard]
	Full Idea: If the claim of philosophers to be unbiased were all it pretends to be, it would have to take account of language and its significance...Language is partly given and partly develops freely. As individuals cannot be truly independent, so too with language.
	From: Søren Kierkegaard (The Journals of Kierkegaard [1850], 1840.07.18)
	A reaction: A surprisingly prophetic entry from Kierkegaard anticipating the linguistic turn. [SY]