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Ideas for 'Buddhacarita', 'Metaphysics' and 'Wittgenstein'

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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / b. Human rationality
Aristotle sees reason as much more specific than our more everyday concept of it [Aristotle, by Frede,M]
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / c. Animal rationality
Animals live by sensations, and some have good memories, but they don't connect experiences [Aristotle]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files
Many memories make up a single experience [Aristotle]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / i. Conceptual priority
It is unclear whether acute angles are prior to right angles, or fingers to men [Aristotle]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 3. Abstracta by Ignoring
Mathematicians study quantity and continuity, and remove the perceptible features of things [Aristotle]
Mathematicians suppose inseparable aspects to be separable, and study them in isolation [Aristotle]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
If health happened to be white, the science of health would not study whiteness [Aristotle]