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All the ideas for 'Mind and Its Place in Nature', 'God in Plato' and 'Laughter'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / c. Classical philosophy

23889

Among the Greeks Aristotle is the only philosopher in the modern style [Weil]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

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]

12170

Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton]

12173

The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 6. Inference in Perception

7628	Broad rejects the inferential component of the representative theory [Broad, by Maund]

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

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

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof

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The only legitimate proof of God by order derives from beauty [Weil]