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17 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy

22070

Irony is consciousness of abundant chaos [Schlegel,F]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

22069

Plato has no system. Philosophy is the progression of a mind and development of thoughts [Schlegel,F]

3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 2. Deflationary Truth

1564	True and false statements can use exactly the same words [Anon (Diss)]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

22068

Poetry is transcendental when it connects the ideal to the real [Schlegel,F]

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism

1559	Thracians think tattooing adds to a girl's beauty, but elsewhere it is a punishment [Anon (Diss)]

1560	Lydians prostitute their daughters to raise a dowery, but no Greek would marry such a girl [Anon (Diss)]

1561	Anything can be acceptable in some circumstances and unacceptable in others [Anon (Diss)]

17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 6. Mysterianism

7388	McGinn invites surrender, by saying it is hopeless trying to imagine conscious machines [Dennett on McGinn]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 7. Anti-Physicalism / b. Multiple realisability

3185	Multiple realisability rules out hidden essences and experts as the source of water- and gold-concepts [McGinn]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism

1567	How could someone who knows everything fail to act correctly? [Anon (Diss)]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / b. Literature

22030

For poets free choice is supreme [Schlegel,F]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / j. Ethics by convention

1563	Every apparent crime can be right in certain circumstances [Anon (Diss), by PG]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

22071

True love is ironic, in the contrast between finite limitations and the infinity of love [Schlegel,F]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism

1562	It is right to lie to someone, to get them to take medicine they are reluctant to take [Anon (Diss)]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 3. Angst

22029

Irony is the response to conflicts of involvement and attachment [Schlegel,F, by Pinkard]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / b. Consultation

1566	The first priority in elections is to vote for people who support democracy [Anon (Diss)]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / c. Teaching

1565	We learn language, and we don't know who teaches us it [Anon (Diss)]