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'The Fixation of Belief', 'Intro to Classical Chinese Philosophy' and 'Letters from a Stoic'
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
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Wisdom does not lie in books, and unread people can also become wise [Seneca]
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
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Wise people escape necessity by willing it [Seneca]
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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 2. Ancient Thought
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The Dao (Way) first means the road, and comes to mean the right way to live [Norden]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
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What philosophy offers humanity is guidance [Seneca]
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Philosophy aims at happiness [Seneca]
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems
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Metaphysics does not rest on facts, but on what we are inclined to believe [Peirce]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 3. Analysis of Preconditions
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That something is a necessary condition of something else doesn't mean it caused it [Seneca]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis
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Even philosophers have got bogged down in analysing tiny bits of language [Seneca]
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1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics
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The hermeneutic circle is either within the text, or between text and biased reader [Norden]
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Heremeneutics is either 'faith' (examining truth) or 'suspicion' (looking for hidden motives) [Norden]
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