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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
78 Wisdom is scientific and intuitive knowledge of what is by nature most precious [Aristotle]
5248 Wisdom does not study happiness, because it is not concerned with processes [Aristotle]
1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
2682 Aristotle thinks human life is not important enough to spend a whole life on it [Nagel on Aristotle]
103 Wise people can contemplate alone, though co-operation helps [Aristotle]
1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 5. Later European Thought
19635 Hegel produced modern optimism; he failed to grasp that consciousness never progresses [Hegel, by Cioran]
1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / d. Nineteenth century philosophy
8215 Hegel was the last philosopher of the Book [Hegel, by Derrida]
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
112 Most people are readier to submit to compulsion than to argument [Aristotle]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
16011 Hegel doesn't storm the heavens like the giants, but works his way up by syllogisms [Kierkegaard on Hegel]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems
5433 For Hegel, things are incomplete, and contain external references in their own nature [Hegel, by Russell]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics
3301 On the continent it is generally believed that metaphysics died with Hegel [Benardete,JA on Hegel]
1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 7. Limitations of Analysis
22 Trained minds never expect more precision than is possible [Aristotle]
1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science
76 The object of scientific knowledge is what is necessary [Aristotle]