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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'In Praise of Philosophy' and 'Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

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Philosophers are marked by a joint love of evidence and ambiguity [Merleau-Ponty]

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

6012	We must choose in which of the virtues we wish to excel [Panaetius]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / b. Living naturally

6013	Panaetius said we should live according to our natural starting-points [Panaetius, by Asmis]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage

6014	Panaetius identified courage with great-mindedness, preferring civic courage to military [Panaetius, by Asmis]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / b. Retribution for crime

1658	In early Greece the word for punishment was also the word for vengeance [Vlastos]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

5888	Souls are born, since they are sensitive and inherited, so they must perish [Panaetius, by Cicero]