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All the ideas for 'The Sayings of Confucius', 'Anselm and Actuality' and 'Philosophy without Intuitions'

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11 ideas

2. Reason / E. Argument / 7. Thought Experiments

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So-called 'though experiments' are just philosophers observing features of the world [Cappelen]

4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 4. Alethic Modal Logic

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For modality Lewis rejected boxes and diamonds, preferring worlds, and an index for the actual one [Lewis, by Stalnaker]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 2. Intuition

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The word 'intuitive' often plays not role at all in arguments, and can be removed [Cappelen]

19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric

7357	People who control others with fluent language often end up being hated [Kongzi (Confucius)]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / h. Against ethics

7358	All men prefer outward appearance to true excellence [Kongzi (Confucius)]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

7362	Humans are similar, but social conventions drive us apart (sages and idiots being the exceptions) [Kongzi (Confucius)]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 2. Golden Rule

7360	Do not do to others what you would not desire yourself [Kongzi (Confucius)]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / f. The Mean

7359	Excess and deficiency are equally at fault [Kongzi (Confucius)]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7363	The virtues of the best people are humility, maganimity, sincerity, diligence, and graciousness [Kongzi (Confucius)]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites

7361	Men of the highest calibre avoid political life completely [Kongzi (Confucius)]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism

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Confucianism assumes that all good developments have happened, and there is only one Way [Norden on Kongzi (Confucius)]