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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Some Main Problems of Philosophy' and 'Is Hume's Principle analytic?'

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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]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / c. Philosophy as generalisation

17992

The main aim of philosophy is to describe the whole Universe. [Moore,GE]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence

8693	An 'abstraction principle' says two things are identical if they are 'equivalent' in some respect [Boolos]

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

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