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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The iterative conception of Set' and 'Attack Upon Christendom'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

23367	Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus]
	Full Idea: Philosophy says it is not right even to stretch out a finger without some reason.
	From: Epictetus (fragments/reports [c.57], 15)
	A reaction: The key point here is that philosophy concerns action, an idea on which Epictetus is very keen. He rather despise theory. This idea perfectly sums up the concept of the wholly rational life (which no rational person would actually want to live!).

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / h. Axiom of Replacement VII

18192	Do the Replacement Axioms exceed the iterative conception of sets? [Boolos, by Maddy]
	Full Idea: For Boolos, the Replacement Axioms go beyond the iterative conception.
	From: report of George Boolos (The iterative conception of Set [1971]) by Penelope Maddy - Naturalism in Mathematics I.3

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy

16009	When we seek our own 'freedom' we are just trying to avoid responsibility [Kierkegaard]
	Full Idea: In all our own 'freedom' we actually seek one thing: to be able to live without responsibility.
	From: Søren Kierkegaard (Attack Upon Christendom [1855], p.290)
	A reaction: That's the plan when I win the lottery. [SY]