Ideas from 'Apology for Raymond Sebond' by Michel de Montaigne [1580], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Complete Essays' by Montaigne,Michel de (ed/tr Screech,M.A.) [Penguin 1987,0-14-044604-4]].

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

6259	Why can't a wise man doubt everything?

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

6263	No wisdom could make us comfortably walk a wide beam if it was high in the air

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth

6258	Virtue is the distinctive mark of truth, and its greatest product

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality

6262	We lack some sense or other, and hence objects may have hidden features

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism

6260	Sceptics say there is truth, but no means of making or testing lasting judgements

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / d. Location of mind

6261	The soul is in the brain, as shown by head injuries