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All the ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'On Wisdom' and 'Lecture on Nominalism'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
19396 Wisdom is knowing all of the sciences, and their application [Leibniz]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
21959 Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW]
2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy
21697 The Struthionic Fallacy is that of burying one's head in the sand [Quine]
5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 6. Relations in Logic
21698 All relations, apart from ancestrals, can be reduced to simpler logic [Quine]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 3. Mathematical Nominalism
21696 Nominalism rejects both attributes and classes (where extensionalism accepts the classes) [Quine]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge
19397 Perfect knowledge implies complete explanations and perfect prediction [Leibniz]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism
21958 Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW]