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Ideas for 'Concerning the Author', 'Intro to Classical Chinese Philosophy' and 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'

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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 2. Ancient Thought
23392 The Dao (Way) first means the road, and comes to mean the right way to live [Norden]
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy
2937 What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence [Wittgenstein]
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined
6870 I say (contrary to Wittgenstein) that philosophy expresses what we thought we must be silent about [Ansell Pearson on Wittgenstein]
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy
2944 If a question can be framed at all, it is also possible to answer it [Wittgenstein]
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
9810 The 'Tractatus' is a masterpiece of anti-philosophy [Badiou on Wittgenstein]
23459 This work solves all the main problems, but that has little value [Wittgenstein]
23512 Once you understand my book you will see that it is nonsensical [Wittgenstein]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics
14767 The demonstrations of the metaphysicians are all moonshine [Peirce]
1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis
6429 All complex statements can be resolved into constituents and descriptions [Wittgenstein]
2938 The limits of my language means the limits of my world [Wittgenstein]
23492 Our language is an aspect of biology, and so its inner logic is opaque [Wittgenstein]
23510 Most philosophical questions arise from failing to understand the logic of language [Wittgenstein]
1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 7. Limitations of Analysis
23499 This book says we should either say it clearly, or shut up [Wittgenstein]
1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism
14764 I am saturated with the spirit of physical science [Peirce]
23508 Science is all the true propositions [Wittgenstein]
1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics
23408 The hermeneutic circle is either within the text, or between text and biased reader [Norden]
23407 Heremeneutics is either 'faith' (examining truth) or 'suspicion' (looking for hidden motives) [Norden]