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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'talk' and 'Laughter'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 4. Early European Thought

8011	Aristotle is a buffoon who has misled the Church [Luther, by MacIntyre]

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

12172

Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton]

12169

Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton]

12170

Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton]

12173

The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object

6019	If someone squashed a horse to make a dog, something new would now exist [Mnesarchus]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

12174

Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / e. Fideism

6609	With respect to religion, reason is a blind whore [Luther]