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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'The Language of Thought' and 'Preface to Great Instauration (Renewal)'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
6602 Philosophy is like a statue which is worshipped but never advances [Bacon]
12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception
16724 The senses deceive, but also show their own errors [Bacon]
14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment
6603 Nature is revealed when we put it under pressure rather than observe it [Bacon]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought
8090 Since the language of thought is the same for all, it must be something like logical form [Fodor, by Devlin]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / c. Nativist concepts
11143 If concept-learning is hypothesis-testing, that needs innate concepts to get started [Fodor, by Margolis/Laurence]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
7903 The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]