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

3240	There is more insight in fundamental perplexity about problems than in their supposed solutions [Nagel]

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / e. Late classical philosophy

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In late antiquity nearly all philosophers were monotheists [Frede,M]

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In the third century Stoicism died out, replaced by Platonism, with Aristotelian ethics [Frede,M]

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

3242	Philosophy is the childhood of the intellect, and a culture can't skip it [Nagel]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

3241	It seems mad, but the aim of philosophy is to climb outside of our own minds [Nagel]