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Ideas for 'Writing the Book of the World', 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea' and 'Notebooks'

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

8093	Seek wisdom rather than truth; it is easier [Joubert]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

8095	We must think with our entire body and soul [Joubert]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 2. Possibility of Metaphysics

8107	The love of certainty holds us back in metaphysics [Joubert]

15010

Your metaphysics is 'cheating' if your ontology won't support the beliefs you accept [Sider]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science

14977

Metaphysics is not about what exists or is true or essential; it is about the structure of reality [Sider]

14994

Extreme doubts about metaphysics also threaten to undermine the science of unobservables [Sider]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual

15003

It seems unlikely that the way we speak will give insights into the universe [Sider]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

14986

Conceptual analysts trust particular intuitions much more than general ones [Sider]