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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic

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Like spiderswebs, dialectical arguments are clever but useless [Ariston, by Diog. Laertius]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

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Set theory and logic are fairy tales, but still worth studying [Tarski]

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 3. If-Thenism

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Geometrical axioms imply the propositions, but the former may not be true [Russell]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry

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Geometry is united by the intuitive axioms of projective geometry [Russell, by Musgrave]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

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I am a deeply convinced nominalist [Tarski]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / f. The Mean

3049	The chief good is indifference to what lies midway between virtue and vice [Ariston, by Diog. Laertius]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 1. Deontology

3549	Ariston says rules are useless for the virtuous and the non-virtuous [Ariston, by Annas]