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'Metaphysics: the logical approach', 'The View from Nowhere' and '12: Colossians'
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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 / 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 / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
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Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy [Paul]
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
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Metaphysics focuses on Platonism, essentialism, materialism and anti-realism [Benardete,JA]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis
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There are the 'is' of predication (a function), the 'is' of identity (equals), and the 'is' of existence (quantifier) [Benardete,JA]
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 7. Limitations of Analysis
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Analytical philosophy analyses separate concepts successfully, but lacks a synoptic vision of the results [Benardete,JA]
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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science
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Presumably the statements of science are true, but should they be taken literally or not? [Benardete,JA]
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