Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'De Mundo (On the World)', 'The Xunzi' and 'Science and Hypothesis'

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4 ideas

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / a. Structuralism

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Mathematicians do not study objects, but relations between objects [Poincaré]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being

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Only supernatural means could annihilate anything once it had being [Hobbes]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue

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Rituals escape natural chaos, and benefit everyone, by reshaping our motivations [Xunzi (Xun Kuang), by Norden]

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Rituals don't arise from human nature; they are the deliberate creations of a sage [Xunzi (Xun Kuang)]