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All the ideas for 'Letter to Russell', 'Habermas' and 'Letters'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

7085	The main problem of philosophy is what can and cannot be thought and expressed [Wittgenstein, by Grayling]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms

23463

Atomic facts correspond to true elementary propositions [Wittgenstein]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

23490

A thought is mental constituents that relate to reality as words do [Wittgenstein]

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

23903

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

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics

15675

We don't condemn people for being bad at reasoning [Finlayson]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

15674

One can universalise good advice, but that doesn't make it an obligation [Finlayson]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture

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The 'culture industry' is an advertisement for the way things are [Finlayson]

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

23901

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

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

23904

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

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

23902

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