Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Through the Looking Glass', 'The Tragic Sense of Life' and '21: Book of Ecclesiastes'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

8766	In much wisdom is much grief [Anon (Ecc)]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

7494	Laughter is mad; of mirth, what doeth it? [Anon (Ecc)]

8767	Sorrow is better than laughter [Anon (Ecc)]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

21982

I only wish I had such eyes as to see Nobody! It's as much as I can do to see real people. [Carroll,L]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

8765	All is vanity, saith the Preacher [Anon (Ecc)]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness

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Maybe humans are distinguished from other animals by feelings, rather than reason [Unamuno]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles

8768	Books are endless, and study is wearisome [Anon (Ecc)]