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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Introduction to 'New Pragmatists'' and 'The Ages of the World'

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5 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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Modern pragmatism sees objectivity as possible, despite its gradual evolution [Misak]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / d. Non-being

18933

Not-Being obviously doesn't exist, and the five modes of Being are all impossible [Gorgias, by Diog. Laertius]

19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric

5864	Destroy seriousness with laughter, and laughter with seriousness [Gorgias]

9866	Gorgias says rhetoric is the best of arts, because it enslaves without using force [Gorgias, by Plato]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

20957

We don't choose our characters, yet we still claim credit for the actions our characters perform [Schelling]