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All the ideas for 'On the Natural Faculties', 'The DhammaPada' and 'German Philosophy: a very short introduction'

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13 ideas

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

7893	Our life is the creation of our mind [Anon (Dham)]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / a. Idealism

7898	The world is just the illusion of an appearance [Anon (Dham)]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

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Transcendental idealism aims to explain objectivity through subjectivity [Bowie]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

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The Idealists saw the same unexplained spontaneity in Kant's judgements and choices [Bowie]

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German Idealism tried to stop oppositions of appearances/things and receptivity/spontaneity [Bowie]

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Crucial to Idealism is the idea of continuity between receptivity and spontaneous judgement [Bowie]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 1. Faculties

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We just use the word 'faculty' when we don't know the psychological cause [Galen]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

7894	Hate is conquered by love [Anon (Dham)]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / f. Dangers of pleasure

7899	Even divine pleasure will not satisfy the wise, as it is insatiable, and leads to pain [Anon (Dham)]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

7896	The foolish gradually fill with evil, like a slowly-filled water-jar [Anon (Dham)]

7897	The wise gradually fill with good, like a slowly-filled water-jar [Anon (Dham)]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

7895	Don't befriend fools; either find superior friends, or travel alone [Anon (Dham)]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7900	Speak the truth, yield not to anger, give what you can to him who asks [Anon (Dham)]