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All the ideas for 'Wisdom', 'Contemporary Efficient Causation: Aristotelian themes' and 'Philosophical Grammar'

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4 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]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

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In mathematics everything is algorithm and nothing is meaning [Wittgenstein]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

6606	Consider: "Imagine this butterfly exactly as it is, but ugly instead of beautiful" [Wittgenstein]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

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Causation interests us because we want to explain change [Mumford]