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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People

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While faith is a passion (as Kierkegaard says), wisdom is passionless [Wittgenstein]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

5831	The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

5829	We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP]

5830	The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP]

18. Thought / C. Content / 8. Intension

5826	The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / b. Heat

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Heat is a state of vibration, not a substance [Joule]

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Joule showed that energy converts to heat, and heat to energy [Joule, by Papineau]