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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Outline of a System of Utilitarianism' and 'Frege on Apriority (with ps)'

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7 ideas

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

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

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

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The equivalent algebra model of geometry loses some essential spatial meaning [Burge]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 4. Axioms for Number / d. Peano arithmetic

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Peano arithmetic requires grasping 0 as a primitive number [Burge]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 1. Nature of the A Priori

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Is apriority predicated mainly of truths and proofs, or of human cognition? [Burge]

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

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

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

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Negative utilitarianism implies that the world should be destroyed, to avoid future misery [Smart]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 3. Motivation for Altruism

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Any group interested in ethics must surely have a sentiment of generalised benevolence [Smart]