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All the ideas for 'A Résumé of Metaphysics', 'Mathematics and Philosophy: grand and little' and 'works'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / e. Philosophy as reason

9808	Philosophy aims to reveal the grandeur of mathematics [Badiou]

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

5437	The claim of hermeneutics to give knowledge through understanding is challenged by positivism [Mautner on Dilthey]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

9812	In mathematics, if a problem can be formulated, it will eventually be solved [Badiou]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite

9813	Mathematics shows that thinking is not confined to the finite [Badiou]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being

9809	Mathematics inscribes being as such [Badiou]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

9811	It is of the essence of being to appear [Badiou]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / d. Explaining people

5436	Natural science seeks explanation; human sciences seek understanding [Dilthey, by Mautner]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / b. Literature

9814	All great poetry is engaged in rivalry with mathematics [Badiou]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / a. Nature of pleasure

5049	Intelligent pleasure is the perception of beauty, order and perfection [Leibniz]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

5048	Perfection is simply quantity of reality [Leibniz]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil

5050	Evil serves a greater good, and pain is necessary for higher pleasure [Leibniz]