Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Birth of Tragedy', 'The Journals of Kierkegaard' and 'The New Organon'

expand these ideas     |    start again     |     specify just one area for these texts

---

11 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

7848	Philosophy begins in the horror and absurdity of existence [Nietzsche, by Ansell Pearson]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy

16000

Fixed ideas should be tackled aggressively [Kierkegaard]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

16012

Philosophy can't be unbiased if it ignores language, as that is no more independent than individuals are [Kierkegaard]

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

16639

Only individual bodies exist [Bacon]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / c. Form as causal

16033

There are only individual bodies containing law-based powers, and the Forms are these laws [Bacon]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 2. Aim of Science

21950

Science must clear away the idols of the mind if they are ever going to find the truth [Bacon]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

16003

If people marry just because they are lonely, that is self-love, not love [Kierkegaard]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom

21910

Our destiny is the highest pitch of world-weariness [Kierkegaard]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 7. Existential Action

16001

Life may be understood backwards, but it has to be lived forwards [Kierkegaard]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity

16008

The best way to be a Christian is without 'Christianity' [Kierkegaard]

20735

We need to see that Christianity cannot be understood [Kierkegaard]