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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'On Platonism in Mathematics' and 'The Absurd'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy
3269 If your life is to be meaningful as part of some large thing, the large thing must be meaningful [Nagel]
4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 8. Critique of Set Theory
10304 Very few things in set theory remain valid in intuitionist mathematics [Bernays]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / a. For mathematical platonism
10303 Restricted Platonism is just an ideal projection of a domain of thought [Bernays]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / d. Logicism critique
10306 Mathematical abstraction just goes in a different direction from logic [Bernays]
13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 8. Social Justification
3270 Justifications come to an end when we want them to [Nagel]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
7903 The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism
3268 If a small brief life is absurd, then so is a long and large one [Nagel]