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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Understanding' and 'Universals'

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7 ideas

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

23367

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

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals

8495	The distinction between particulars and universals is a mistake made because of language [Ramsey]

8493	We could make universals collections of particulars, or particulars collections of their qualities [Ramsey]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

8494	Obviously 'Socrates is wise' and 'Socrates has wisdom' express the same fact [Ramsey]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

19691

Unlike knowledge, you can achieve understanding through luck [Grimm]

19690

'Grasping' a structure seems to be modal, because we must anticipate its behaviour [Grimm]

19692

You may have 'weak' understanding, if by luck you can answer a set of 'why questions' [Grimm]