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Ideas for 'The Justification of Deduction', 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' and 'Intro: Theories of Vagueness'

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

19066	Philosophy aims to understand the world, through ordinary experience and science [Dummett]
	Full Idea: Philosophy is an attempt to understand the world, as it is revealed to us both in our ordinary experience and by the discoveries and theories of science.
	From: Michael Dummett (The Justification of Deduction [1973], p.311)
	A reaction: I don't see a sharp division between 'ordinary' and 'scientific'. I really like this idea, first because it makes 'understanding' central, and second because it wants both revelations. In discussing matter and time, there is too much emphasis on science.

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

18303	Reject wisdom that lacks laughter [Nietzsche]
	Full Idea: Let that wisdom be false to us that brought no laughter with it!
	From: Friedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spake Zarathustra [1884], 3.12.23)