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All the ideas for 'Academica', 'works' and 'Laches'

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11 ideas

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

291	Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato]

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic

2661	Dialectic is speech cast in the form of logical argument [Cicero]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 1. Truth

2673	There cannot be more than one truth [Cicero]

5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 2. Excluded Middle

2669	Dialectic assumes that all statements are either true or false, but self-referential paradoxes are a big problem [Cicero]

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

2664	If we have complete healthy senses, what more could the gods give us? [Cicero]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory

2665	How can there be a memory of what is false? [Cicero]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 3. Illusion Scepticism

20800

Every true presentation can have a false one of the same quality [Cicero]

17. Mind and Body / B. Behaviourism / 3. Intentional Stance

3161	If mind is just an explanation, the explainer must have beliefs [Rey on Dennett]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 4. Folk Psychology

3177	You couldn't drive a car without folk psychology [Dennett]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue

2672	Virtues must be very detached, to avoid being motivated by pleasure [Cicero]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage

293	Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato]