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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Self-Reliance' and 'Letters to Regius'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

291	Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

6558	A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds [Emerson]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

12251

Substantial forms are not understood, and explain nothing [Descartes]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage

293	Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / c. Angels

16772

An angelic mind would not experience pain, even when connected to a human body [Descartes, by Pasnau]