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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Intellectual Autobiography' and 'Conversations, with Glyn Daly'

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15 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy

9777	Kant was the first philosopher [Zizek]

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

9778	There is no dialogue in philosophy [Zizek]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

9779	Philosophy is transcendental questioning (not supporting science or constructing ontology) [Zizek]

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / a. What makes truths

18901

Truthmakers are facts 'of' a domain, not something 'in' the domain [Sommers]

4. Formal Logic / A. Syllogistic Logic / 3. Term Logic

18904

'Predicable' terms come in charged pairs, with one the negation of the other [Sommers, by Engelbretsen]

18895

Logic which maps ordinary reasoning must be transparent, and free of variables [Sommers]

5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 4. Identity in Logic

18897

Predicate logic has to spell out that its identity relation '=' is an equivalent relation [Sommers]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form

18893

Translating into quantificational idiom offers no clues as to how ordinary thinkers reason [Sommers]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / c. not

18903

Sommers promotes the old idea that negation basically refers to terms [Sommers, by Engelbretsen]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 7. Predicates in Logic

18894

Predicates form a hierarchy, from the most general, down to names at the bottom [Sommers]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism

18900

Unfortunately for realists, modern logic cannot say that some fact exists [Sommers]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / d. Purpose of consciousness

9780	Consciousness is a malfunction of evolution [Zizek]

19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

18898

In standard logic, names are the only way to refer [Sommers]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / f. Altruism

9781	Tolerance and love are strategies to avoid encountering our neighbours [Zizek]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]