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All the ideas for 'Introduction to 'Virtues of Authenticity'', 'Nietzsche: a philosophical biography' and 'Hilbert's Programme'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / d. Nineteenth century philosophy

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Hegel, Fichte and Schelling wanted to know Kant's thing-in-itself, as ego, or nature, or spirit [Safranski]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite

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Gödel showed that the syntactic approach to the infinite is of limited value [Kreisel]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 1. Foundations for Mathematics

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The study of mathematical foundations needs new non-mathematical concepts [Kreisel]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / a. Platonic Forms

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Forms are not a theory of universals, but an attempt to explain how predication is possible [Nehamas]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking

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Only Tallness really is tall, and other inferior tall things merely participate in the tallness [Nehamas]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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'Episteme' is better translated as 'understanding' than as 'knowledge' [Nehamas]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space

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The natural conception of points ducks the problem of naming or constructing each point [Kreisel]