Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'reports', 'Review of Parsons (1983)' and 'The Conquest of Happiness'

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7 ideas

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / b. Indispensability of mathematics

18198

Mathematics is part of science; transfinite mathematics I take as mostly uninterpreted [Quine]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

3016	Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness

20180

A happy and joyous life must largely be a quiet life [Russell]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom

20178

Life is now more interesting, but boredom is more frightening [Russell]

20179

Happiness involves enduring boredom, and the young should be taught this [Russell]

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Boredom is an increasingly strong motivating power [Russell]

20177

Boredom always involves not being fully occupied [Russell]