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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Popular Scientific Lectures' and 'Hermeneutics: a very short introduction'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 2. Positivism

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Laws of nature are just records of regularities and correlations, with concepts to make recording them easier [Mach, by Harré]

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

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We take part in objective truth, rather than observe it from a distance [Zimmermann,J]

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Hermeneutic knowledge is not objective, but embraces interpretations [Zimmermann,J]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

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In phenomenology, all perception is 'seeing as' [Zimmermann,J]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / b. Literature

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The hermeneutic circle is between the reader's self-understanding, and the world of the text [Zimmermann,J]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law

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Natural law theorists fear that without morality, law could be based on efficiency [Zimmermann,J]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism

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Traditionally, God dictated the Torah to Moses, unlike the later biblical writings [Zimmermann,J]