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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Laughter' and 'Against the Ethicists (one book)'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus]

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

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Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton]

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Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton]

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

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The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

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Reasoning is impossible without a preconception [Sext.Empiricus]

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

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

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good

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Saying the good is useful or choiceworth or happiness-creating is not the good, but a feature of it [Sext.Empiricus]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good

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Like a warming fire, what is good by nature should be good for everyone [Sext.Empiricus]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness

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If a desire is itself desirable, then we shouldn't desire it, as achieving it destroys it [Sext.Empiricus]