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All the ideas for 'The Middle Works (15 vols, ed Boydston)', 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)' and 'Repetition'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy

2945	Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

2946	You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 8. Subjective Truth

22094

Subjective truth can only be sustained by repetition [Kierkegaard, by Carlisle]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 3. Value of Knowledge

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The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 1. Self and Consciousness

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Habits constitute the self [Dewey]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

22871

The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 8. Eternal Recurrence

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Life is a repetition when what has been now becomes [Kierkegaard]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy

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Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey]

22875

Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism

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Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey]