Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Hermarchus, William Shakespeare and Friedrich Jacobi

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

8658	For there was never yet philosopher/ That could endure the toothache patiently [Shakespeare]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

22708

Good reasons must give way to better [Shakespeare]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / b. Volitionism

20304

The cause of my action is in my will [Shakespeare]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation

7071	Life and rationality are pointless if we can only contemplate the freedom of our own ego [Jacobi]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism

7072	Jacobi was the first philosopher to talk of nihilism [Jacobi, by Critchley]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war

23565

Our obedience to the king erases any crimes we commit for him [Shakespeare]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights

6005	Animals are dangerous and nourishing, and can't form contracts of justice [Hermarchus, by Sedley]