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All the ideas for 'Dthat', 'Philosophy as a way of life' and 'Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy

9198	It is no longer possible to be a sage, but we can practice the exercise of wisdom [Hadot]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos

9197	The logos represents a demand for universal rationality [Hadot]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

14080

Are causal descriptions part of the causal theory of reference, or are they just metasemantic? [Kaplan, by Schaffer,J]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

22693

The works we value most are in sympathy with our own moral views [John,E]

22694

We should understand what is morally important in a story, without having to endorse it [John,E]

22695

We value morality in art because that is what we care about - but it is a contingent fact [John,E]

22692

A work can be morally and artistically excellent, despite rejecting moral truth [John,E]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / b. Types of pleasure

9196	The pleasure of existing is the only genuine pleasure [Hadot]