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8 ideas

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

1749	If all laws were abolished, philosophers would still live as they do now [Aristippus elder]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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Best Explanation is the core notion of epistemology [Harman, by Smart]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / h. Against ethics

3558	Only the Cyrenaics reject the idea of a final moral end [Aristippus elder, by Annas]

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

5835	The road of freedom is the surest route to happiness [Aristippus elder, by Xenophon]

23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 3. Cyrenaic School

3018	People who object to extravagant pleasures just love money [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius]

1751	Pleasure is the good, because we always seek it, it satisfies us, and its opposite is the most avoidable thing [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / b. Retribution for crime

1755	Errors result from external influence, and should be corrected, not hated [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / c. Ultimate substances

1497	For Anaximenes nature is air, which takes different forms by rarefaction and condensation [Anaximenes, by Simplicius]