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All the ideas for 'Letters to Edward Stillingfleet', 'works' and 'The Analysis of Mind'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy

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Irony is consciousness of abundant chaos [Schlegel,F]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

22069

Plato has no system. Philosophy is the progression of a mind and development of thoughts [Schlegel,F]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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Every individual thing which exists has an essence, which is its internal constitution [Locke]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

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If it is knowledge, it is certain; if it isn't certain, it isn't knowledge [Locke]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

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Poetry is transcendental when it connects the ideal to the real [Schlegel,F]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / a. Sense-data theory

6417	In 1921 Russell abandoned sense-data, and the gap between sensation and object [Russell, by Grayling]

6474	Seeing is not in itself knowledge, but is separate from what is seen, such as a patch of colour [Russell]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / d. Sense-data problems

6476	We cannot assume that the subject actually exists, so we cannot distinguish sensations from sense-data [Russell]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory

2792	It is possible the world came into existence five minutes ago, complete with false memories [Russell]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 3. Reliabilism / b. Anti-reliabilism

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Knowledge needs more than a sensitive response; the response must also be appropriate [Russell]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self

6475	In perception, the self is just a logical fiction demanded by grammar [Russell]

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

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For poets free choice is supreme [Schlegel,F]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

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True love is ironic, in the contrast between finite limitations and the infinity of love [Schlegel,F]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 3. Angst

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Irony is the response to conflicts of involvement and attachment [Schlegel,F, by Pinkard]