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All the ideas for 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)', 'The Xunzi' and 'Maxims and Reflections'

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11 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]

12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 5. Empiricism Critique

7544	Many people imagine that to experience is to understand [Goethe]

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism

7541	Man never understands how anthropomorphic he is [Goethe]

16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 2. Knowing the Self

7543	We gain self-knowledge through action, not thought - especially when doing our duty [Goethe]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 5. Natural Beauty

7540	Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws [Goethe]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness

7538	The happiest people link the beginning and end of life [Goethe]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue

23405

Rituals escape natural chaos, and benefit everyone, by reshaping our motivations [Xunzi (Xun Kuang), by Norden]

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Rituals don't arise from human nature; they are the deliberate creations of a sage [Xunzi (Xun Kuang)]

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

7542	The best form of government teaches us to govern ourselves [Goethe]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

7539	To get duties from people without rights, you must pay them well [Goethe]