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All the ideas for 'Symbolic Reasoning', 'reports' and 'Conversations, with Glyn Daly'

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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 / 2. Invocation to Philosophy
1765 Diogenes said avoidance of philosophy is the lack of a desire to live properly [Diogenes of Sin., by Diog. Laertius]
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]
4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 3. Types of Set / b. Empty (Null) Set
21548 The null class is the class with all the non-existents as its members [MacColl, by Lackey]
13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique
1762 When someone denied motion, Diogenes got up and walked away [Diogenes of Sin., by Diog. Laertius]
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / d. Purpose of consciousness
9780 Consciousness is a malfunction of evolution [Zizek]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism
7813 Cynicism was open to anyone, and needed neither education nor sophistication [Diogenes of Sin., by Grayling]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
1763 Diogenes said a plucked chicken fits Plato's definition of man [Diogenes of Sin., by Diog. Laertius]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / j. Ethics by convention
5071 The Cynics rejected what is conventional as irrational, and aimed to live by nature [Taylor,R on Diogenes of Sin.]
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 / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
7812 For peace of mind, you need self-government, indifference and independence [Diogenes of Sin.]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
1764 Diogenes said he was a citizen of the world [Diogenes of Sin., by Diog. Laertius]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 2. Anarchism
5968 Diogenes masturbated in public, wishing he could get rid of hunger so easily [Diogenes of Sin., by Plutarch]
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 3. Free speech
1766 Diogenes said that the most excellent thing among men was freedom of speech [Diogenes of Sin., by Diog. Laertius]