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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Knowledge and its Limits' and 'Truth and Method'

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6 ideas

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

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

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being

22333

Only language is understandable Being [Gadamer]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

4760	Belief aims at knowledge (rather than truth), and mere believing is a kind of botched knowing [Williamson]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 7. Knowledge First

19512

Don't analyse knowledge; use knowledge to analyse other concepts in epistemology [Williamson, by DeRose]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value

20928

Facts don't oppose values; they are integrated into each person's aspirations [Gadamer, by Zimmermann,J]

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

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