Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Ethical Studies', 'The Bacchae' and 'On the Nature of Mathematical Reasoning'

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3 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

9283	Our ancient beliefs can never be overthrown by subtle arguments [Euripides]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite

15923

Poincaré rejected the actual infinite, claiming definitions gave apparent infinity to finite objects [Poincaré, by Lavine]

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

5655	Happiness is not satisfaction of desires, but fulfilment of values [Bradley, by Scruton]