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Ideas for 'works', 'Nietzsche's System' and 'Phaedo'

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

354	Wisdom makes virtue and true goodness possible [Plato]

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There is practical wisdom (for action), and theoretical wisdom (for deep understanding) [Aristotle, by Whitcomb]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

370	Philosophy is a purification of the soul ready for the afterlife [Plato]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

20349

Metaphysics aims at the essence of things, and a system to show how this explains other truths [Richardson]

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Metaphysics needs systems, because analysis just obsesses over details [Richardson]

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Metaphysics generalises the data, to get at the ontology [Richardson]