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All the ideas for 'Of Human Freedom', 'Philosophy as a way of life' and 'Conversations, with Glyn Daly'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy

9777	Kant was the first philosopher [Zizek]

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

9778	There is no dialogue in philosophy [Zizek]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

9779	Philosophy is transcendental questioning (not supporting science or constructing ontology) [Zizek]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy

9198	It is no longer possible to be a sage, but we can practice the exercise of wisdom [Hadot]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos

9197	The logos represents a demand for universal rationality [Hadot]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / c. Becoming

22076

Being is only perceptible to itself as becoming [Schelling]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

22074

We must show that the whole of nature, because it is effective, is grounded in freedom [Schelling]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / d. Purpose of consciousness

9780	Consciousness is a malfunction of evolution [Zizek]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will

22075

Only idealism has given us the genuine concept of freedom [Schelling]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / f. Altruism

9781	Tolerance and love are strategies to avoid encountering our neighbours [Zizek]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / b. Types of pleasure

9196	The pleasure of existing is the only genuine pleasure [Hadot]