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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Pacidius Philalethi dialogue' and 'Commentary on Euclid's 'Elements''

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5 ideas

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

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

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

12697

Indivisibles are not parts, but the extrema of parts [Leibniz]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

13165

Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

9569	The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus]

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

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