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All the ideas for 'On Duties ('De Officiis')', 'A Short History of German Philosophy' and 'fragments/reports'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

21405

Cicero sees wisdom in terms of knowledge, but earlier Stoics saw it as moral [Cicero, by Long]

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People

20871

Unfortunately we choose a way of life before we are old enough to think clearly [Cicero]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

22820

Early Romantics sought a plurality of systems, in a quest for freedom [Hösle]

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

6031	The essence of propriety is consistency [Cicero]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / d. Study of history

22819

In the 18th century history came to be seen as progressive, rather than cyclical [Hösle]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 1. God

6011	There is a remote first god (the Good), and a second god who organises the material world [Numenius, by O'Meara]