Ideas from 'Maxims' by La Rochefoucauld [1663], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Maxims' by Rochefoucauld,La [Penguin 1959,-]].
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
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To try to be wise all on one's own is folly
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind
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La Rochefoucauld's idea of disguised self-love implies an unconscious mind [Sartre]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
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Judging by effects, love looks more like hatred than friendship
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / e. Good as knowledge
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Supreme cleverness is knowledge of the real value of things
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
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Realising our future misery is a kind of happiness
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
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Virtue doesn't go far without the support of vanity
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship
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True friendship is even rarer than true love
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom
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We are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring
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