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All the ideas for 'Wisdom', 'Fragments' and 'Essays on Intellectual Powers 5: Abstraction'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

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The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 5. Universals as Concepts

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Universals are not objects of sense and cannot be imagined - but can be conceived [Reid]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals

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Only individuals exist [Reid]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism

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No one thinks two sheets possess a single whiteness, but all agree they are both white [Reid]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity

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Real identity admits of no degrees [Reid]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 1. Thought

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We must first conceive things before we can consider them [Reid]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

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First we notice and name attributes ('abstracting'); then we notice that subjects share them ('generalising') [Reid]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / d. Study of history

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Dividing history books into separate chapters is disastrous [Weil]