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All the ideas for 'Two Problems of Epistemology', 'Preface to Great Instauration (Renewal)' and 'Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

6602	Philosophy is like a statue which is worshipped but never advances [Bacon]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

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The senses deceive, but also show their own errors [Bacon]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment

6603	Nature is revealed when we put it under pressure rather than observe it [Bacon]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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Particulars can be verified or falsified, but general statements can only be falsified (conclusively) [Popper]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / b. Essence of consciousness

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Consciousness always transcends itself [Sartre]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / a. Nature of emotions

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An emotion and its object form a unity, so emotion is a mode of apprehension [Sartre]

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Emotion is one of our modes of understanding our Being-in-the-World [Sartre]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / c. Role of emotions

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Emotions are a sort of bodily incantation which brings a magic to the world [Sartre]

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Emotions makes us believe in and live in a new world [Sartre]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State

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States have a monopoly of legitimate violence [Sartre, by Wolff,J]