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Ideas for 'General Draft', 'The Metaphysic of Abstract Particulars' and 'LOT 2'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

12644	Who cares what 'philosophy' is? Most pre-1950 thought doesn't now count as philosophy [Fodor]
	Full Idea: Who cares what gets called 'philosophy'? It's my impression that most of what happened in philosophy before 1950 wouldn't qualify according to the present usage.
	From: Jerry A. Fodor (LOT 2 [2008], Ch.3.5)
	A reaction: A rather breath-taking remark. Fodor is, of course, a devotee of David Hume, and of Descartes, but he never seems to refer to Greeks at all. Personally I presume that if you aren't doing what Plato and Aristotle were interested in, it ain't philosophy.

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

22026	Philosophy is homesickness - the urge to be at home everywhere [Novalis]
	Full Idea: Philosophy is actually homesickness - the urge to be everywhere at home.
	From: Novalis (General Draft [1799], 45)
	A reaction: The idea of home [heimat] is powerful in German culture. The point of romanticism was seen as largely concerning restless souls like Byron and his heroes, who do not feel at home. Hence ironic detachment.