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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Recent Aesthetics in England and America' and 'Commentary on Euclid's 'Elements''

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

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Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

9569	The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 1. Aesthetics

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Aesthetics has risen and fallen with Romanticism [Scruton]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

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Aesthetic experience informs the world with the values of the observer [Scruton]