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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Il Saggiatore ('The Assayer')' and 'talk'

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7 ideas

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

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

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / d. Secondary qualities

7401	Heat and colour don't exist, so cannot mislead about the external world [Galileo, by Tuck]

5454	Tastes, odours and colours only reside in consciousness, and would disappear with creatures [Galileo]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism

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Galileo introduced geometrico-mechanical explanation, based on Archimedes [Galileo, by Machamer/Darden/Craver]

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

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

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature

3645	To understand the universe mathematics is essential [Galileo]

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

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