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'works', 'LOT 2' and 'The View from Nowhere'
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
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There is practical wisdom (for action), and theoretical wisdom (for deep understanding) [Aristotle, by Whitcomb]
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
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There is more insight in fundamental perplexity about problems than in their supposed solutions [Nagel]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy
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Philosophy is the childhood of the intellect, and a culture can't skip it [Nagel]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined
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Who cares what 'philosophy' is? Most pre-1950 thought doesn't now count as philosophy [Fodor]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent
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It seems mad, but the aim of philosophy is to climb outside of our own minds [Nagel]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 3. Analysis of Preconditions
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Definitions often give necessary but not sufficient conditions for an extension [Fodor]
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