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Ideas for 'works', 'The Dappled World' and 'The View from Nowhere'

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
19693 There is practical wisdom (for action), and theoretical wisdom (for deep understanding) [Aristotle, by Whitcomb]
1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
3240 There is more insight in fundamental perplexity about problems than in their supposed solutions [Nagel]
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy
3242 Philosophy is the childhood of the intellect, and a culture can't skip it [Nagel]
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent
3241 It seems mad, but the aim of philosophy is to climb outside of our own minds [Nagel]