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Ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Writing the Book of the World' and 'The Nature of Musical Expression'

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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 / 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 / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 2. Possibility of Metaphysics
15010 Your metaphysics is 'cheating' if your ontology won't support the beliefs you accept [Sider]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science
14977 Metaphysics is not about what exists or is true or essential; it is about the structure of reality [Sider]
14994 Extreme doubts about metaphysics also threaten to undermine the science of unobservables [Sider]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual
15003 It seems unlikely that the way we speak will give insights into the universe [Sider]
1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis
14986 Conceptual analysts trust particular intuitions much more than general ones [Sider]