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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Commentary on Euclid's 'Elements'' and 'Intro to 'Provenance of Pure Reason''

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5. Theory of Logic / K. Features of Logics / 1. Axiomatisation

13416

Mathematics must be based on axioms, which are true because they are axioms, not vice versa [Tait, by Parsons,C]

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

13165

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]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue

467	A virtue is a combination of intelligence, strength and luck [Ion]