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Ideas for 'Theaetetus', 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' and 'Towards a Critique of Hegel's Philosophy'

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

19442	I don't study Plato for his own sake; the primary aim is always understanding [Feuerbach]
	Full Idea: Plato in writing is only a means for me; that which is primary and a priori, that which is the ground to which all is ultimately referred, is understanding.
	From: Ludwig Feuerbach (Towards a Critique of Hegel's Philosophy [1839], p.63)
	A reaction: It always seems to that the main aim of philosophy is understanding - which is why its central activity is explanation.

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

2056	Philosophers are always switching direction to something more interesting [Plato]
	Full Idea: Philosophers are always ready to change direction, if a topic crops up which is more attractive than the one to hand.
	From: Plato (Theaetetus [c.368 BCE], 172d)
	A reaction: Which sounds trivial, but it may be what God does.