Combining Texts

All the ideas for '27: Book of Daniel', 'On Note L to Bayle's 'Rorarius'' and 'Laughter'

expand these ideas     |    start again     |     specify just one area for these texts

---

9 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]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind

19355

The soul doesn't understand many of its own actions, if perceptions are confused and desires buried [Leibniz]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism

19350

We should say that body is mechanism and soul is immaterial, asserting their independence [Leibniz]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

12174

Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature

19356

Minds unconsciously count vibration beats in music, and enjoy it when they coincide [Leibniz]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

7482	Resurrection developed in Judaism as a response to martyrdoms, in about 160 BCE [Anon (Dan), by Watson]