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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'How free does the will need to be?' and 'Last Fragments'

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9 ideas

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

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

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

19594

General statements about nature are not valid [Novalis]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 8. Dualism of Mind Critique

19596

The whole body is involved in the formation of thoughts [Novalis]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility

20168

Blame usually has no effect if the recipient thinks it unjustified [Williams,B]

20167

Blame partly rests on the fiction that blamed agents always know their obligations [Williams,B]

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

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

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / d. Study of history

19593

Persons are shaped by a life history; splendid persons are shaped by world history [Novalis]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature

19595

Nature is a whole, and its individual parts cannot be wholly understood [Novalis]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature

19592

The basic relations of nature are musical [Novalis]