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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science' and 'Maxims'

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10 ideas

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

7914	To try to be wise all on one's own is folly [Rochefoucauld]

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / b. Pre-Socratic philosophy

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The Pre-Socratics are not simple naturalists, because they do not always 'leave the gods out' [Leroi]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

18946

Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind

7118	La Rochefoucauld's idea of disguised self-love implies an unconscious mind [Rochefoucauld, by Sartre]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

7912	Judging by effects, love looks more like hatred than friendship [Rochefoucauld]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / e. Good as knowledge

7915	Supreme cleverness is knowledge of the real value of things [Rochefoucauld]

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

7917	Realising our future misery is a kind of happiness [Rochefoucauld]

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

7913	Virtue doesn't go far without the support of vanity [Rochefoucauld]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

7916	True friendship is even rarer than true love [Rochefoucauld]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom

9299	We are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring [Rochefoucauld]