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

9199	Wisdom for one instant is as good as wisdom for eternity [Chrysippus]

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

20853

Wise men should try to participate in politics, since they are a good influence [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 3. Earlier European Philosophy / c. Later medieval philosophy

7823	Lucretius was rediscovered in 1417 [Grayling]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 4. Divisions of Philosophy

20772

Three branches of philosophy: first logic, second ethics, third physics (which ends with theology) [Chrysippus]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

7950	Philosophy tries to explain how the actual is possible, given that it seems impossible [Macdonald,C]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

7923	'Did it for the sake of x' doesn't involve a sake, so how can ontological commitments be inferred? [Macdonald,C]