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All the ideas for 'Letters to Regius', 'Has Philosophy Lost Contact with People?' and 'Fath and Love, or the King and Queen'

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5 ideas

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

9764	Inspiration and social improvement need wisdom, but not professional philosophy [Quine]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy

9763	For a good theory of the world, we must focus on our flabby foundational vocabulary [Quine]

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

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

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy

19589

The whole point of a monarch is that we accept them as a higher-born, ideal person [Novalis]

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

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