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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Nominalism' and 'A Dictionary of Philosophy'

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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]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 3. Types of Set / c. Unit (Singleton) Sets

8956	What is a singleton set, if a set is meant to be a collection of objects? [Szabó]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete

8953	Abstract entities don't depend on their concrete entities ...but maybe on the totality of concrete things [Szabó]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / a. Sense-data theory

6456	Sense-data are neutral uninterpreted experiences, separated from objects and judgements [Angeles]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 3. Abstraction by mind

8954	Geometrical circles cannot identify a circular paint patch, presumably because they lack something [Szabó]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 5. Abstracta by Negation

8955	Abstractions are imperceptible, non-causal, and non-spatiotemporal (the third explaining the others) [Szabó]

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

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