Introduction

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I.  “Ludwig Wittgenstein gave away his inheritance to the rich. He reasoned that money corrupts, so it was best to give it to those already corrupted.”

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II.  “Mammals both produce milk and have hair. Therefore, a coconut is a mammal.”

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Welcome to my philosophy website!

In essence, it’s a collection of my favorite things ― the treasures ― from everything I’ve ever learned.

These are things I find especially beautiful or interesting or insightful, or that I really like for other reasons that are almost impossible to explain. Some are things I never ever would’ve thought of myself, and others are things I already kind of half knew that were suddenly made much clearer. Some I thought were profound from the moment I read them, and others I didn’t appreciate until years later. Many of these ideas have been highly influential in my life and helped make me the person I am today. If I were a professor ― which I’ve always kind of wanted to be ― these would be the things I’d most want to teach.

The content consists almost entirely of other people’s ideas, with a few of my own notes mixed in, which I’ve designated with this green-colored text.

I’d like to specially thank Vikram, Tom, Noah, Nikolai, Andrew, Igor, William, my mom and dad, Professor Norman, and especially my brother, Pannenkoek, for all of the wonderful feedback and support.

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III.  “We frequently must choose between simplicity and comprehensiveness, and even between different kinds of simplicity.”

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IV.  “They say you spend your whole life rewriting the first poem you ever loved.”

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Citations

I. Apostolos Doxiadis & Christos Papadimitriou  II. (original source unknown)
III. Quine  IV. (original source unknown) ✰. Polina Yakovleva

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