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All the ideas for 'The Inference to the Best Explanation', 'reports of last days' and 'City of God'

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12 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy
343 The unexamined life is not worth living for men [Socrates]
11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 4. The Cogito
3912 I must exist in order to be mistaken, so that even if I am mistaken, I can't be wrong about my own existence [Augustine]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation
17060 Best Explanation is the core notion of epistemology [Harman, by Smart]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 2. Interactionism
6683 The contact of spirit and body is utterly amazing, and incomprehensible [Augustine]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death
339 Men fear death as a great evil when it may be a great blessing [Socrates]
344 If death is like a night of dreamless sleep, such nights are very pleasant [Socrates]
23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 8. Contract Strategies
2 We should not even harm someone who harms us [Socrates]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
345 A good man cannot be harmed, either in life or in death [Socrates]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice
346 One ought not to return a wrong or injury to any person, whatever the provocation [Socrates]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth
341 Wealth is good if it is accompanied by virtue [Socrates]
25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / a. Legal system
347 Will I stand up against the law, simply because I have been unjustly judged? [Socrates]
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
338 Socrates is accused of denying the gods, saying sun is stone and moon is earth [Socrates, by Plato]