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Ideas for 'From Stimulus to Science', 'Writings from Late Notebooks' and 'Laughter'

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

7170	'Wisdom' attempts to get beyond perspectives, making it hostile to life [Nietzsche]

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

7167	Words such as 'I' and 'do' and 'done to' are placed at the point where our ignorance begins [Nietzsche]

7196	Pessimism is laughable, because the world cannot be evaluated [Nietzsche]

7137	Is a 'philosopher' now impossible, because knowledge is too vast for an overview? [Nietzsche]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

12169

Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton]

12172

Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton]

12170

Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton]

12173

The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton]

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

7132	Philosophers should create and fight for their concepts, not just clean and clarify them [Nietzsche]