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All the ideas for 'German Philosophy: a very short introduction', 'Laughter' and 'Quaestiones de Potentia Dei'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour
12170 Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton]
12173 The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton]
12169 Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton]
12172 Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates
17555 'One' can mean undivided and not a multitude, or it can add measurement, giving number [Aquinas]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism
22049 Transcendental idealism aims to explain objectivity through subjectivity [Bowie]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism
22055 The Idealists saw the same unexplained spontaneity in Kant's judgements and choices [Bowie]
22054 German Idealism tried to stop oppositions of appearances/things and receptivity/spontaneity [Bowie]
22056 Crucial to Idealism is the idea of continuity between receptivity and spontaneous judgement [Bowie]
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality
12174 Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton]