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Ideas for 'Meaning and the Moral Sciences', 'The Trouble with Being Born' and 'The Koran'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

23064

So-called wisdom is just pondering things instead of acting [Cioran]

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

6814	Instead of prayer and charity, sinners pursue vain disputes and want their own personal scripture [Mohammed]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

23072

Systems are the worst despotism, in philosophy and in life [Cioran]

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

6267	A culture needs to admit that knowledge is more extensive than just 'science' [Putnam]

6272	'True' and 'refers' cannot be made scientically precise, but are fundamental to science [Putnam]

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

23075

A text explained ceases to be a text [Cioran]