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All the ideas for 'Truth (frags)', 'Protrepticus (frags)' and 'III.12 On physiognomy'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

17949	Inquiry is the cause of philosophy [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: Inquiry is the cause of philosophy.
	From: Aristotle (Protrepticus (frags) [c.334 BCE]), quoted by Alexander Nehamas - Eristic,Antilogic,Sophistic,Dialectic p.120
	A reaction: The earlier part of the quote says philosophical thinking is inescapable (even if philosophy is impossible). I suppose we would call it 'curiosity'.

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death

7495	Apart from the fear, dying is an easy duty [Montaigne]
	Full Idea: If our fears did not lend it weight, dying would be one of our lighter duties.
	From: Michel de Montaigne (III.12 On physiognomy [1580], p.1191)
	A reaction: An Epicurean thought. 'Duties' is nice - presumably death qualifies as a duty, because Nature requires it of us (we each of us 'owe nature a death'). The remark appears to me to be true.