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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Has Philosophy Lost Contact with People?' and 'Human Society in Ethics and Politics'

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

9764	Inspiration and social improvement need wisdom, but not professional philosophy [Quine]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy

9763	For a good theory of the world, we must focus on our flabby foundational vocabulary [Quine]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question

2609	If God's decrees are good, and this is not a mere tautology, then goodness is separate from God's decrees [Russell]