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All the ideas for 'Two Problems of Epistemology', 'Preface to Great Instauration (Renewal)' and 'Letters'

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8 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]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions

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When we admire a work, we see ourselves as its creator [Weil]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality

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Relationships depend on equality, so unequal treatment kills them [Weil]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 5. Bible

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The cruelty of the Old Testament put me off Christianity [Weil]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

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I attach little importance to immortality, which is an undecidable fact, and irrelevant to us [Weil]