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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Characteristics' and 'Philosophy of Natural Science'

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

291	Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

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The disinterested attitude of the judge is the hallmark of a judgement of beauty [Shaftesbury, by Scruton]

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

293	Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato]