14:3814:38, 30 August 2022diffhist+491
Aphorism
Updated the opening paragraph to include the alternate definition given by Andrew Hui. Likewise, I changed the example aphorism in the History section. That was a better example of a proverb or a maxim or an axiom than it was of an aphorism. In its place, I offer a statement which better approximates an aphorism without coming to close to another category of short sayings.Tag: Visual edit
14:3014:30, 30 August 2022diffhist+2,742
Aphorism
Including a section on aphorisms in philosophy, highlighting the significance of aphorisms within philosophy and recent scholarship, and highlighting aphorists within the history of philosophy and particularly important aphoristic texts.Tag: Visual edit
19:0519:05, 12 July 2021diffhist+381
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Heraclitus
→The River: Minor edits to the opening lines of the River Section. Upon recommendation, I have edited to make it such that, in the opening section, the three fragments which have typically been attributed to Heraclitus are included. In combination with the concluding sentence which clarifies that their attribution is disputed, and the following paragraph's discussion of dialect etc. I think the article better reflects the state of the conversation about the River fragments.Tag: Visual edit
14:4814:48, 12 July 2021diffhist+1,188
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Heraclitus
→The River: In the section on the river, I have expanded the first paragraph to mention that scholars debate which of the fragments about the river can be attributed to Heraclitus. At the end of the section, I added a few sentences to mention M.M. McCabe, who suggests that the fragments on rivers can all be attributed, and read as an argument. The function of these edits is to give an insight into the debate regarding whether Heraclitus was argumentative or aphoristic.Tag: Visual edit
20:4120:41, 9 July 2021diffhist+743
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Eric Schwitzgebel
These edits included a few hyperlinks to make the paragraph more accessible. Also some rephrasing to make it more readable. Lastly, I added a sentence about another relevant study from Schwitzgebel to flesh out the brief review of his work.Tag: Visual edit
08:4808:48, 26 June 2021diffhist+2,499
Eric Schwitzgebel
I have included a paragraph which provides an overview of the empirical work which Schwitzgebel has done on the behavior of ethicists. I have provided reference to the original articles to match the description of his research's methodology and subject. I conclude with a quotation from an abstract of one of his studies.Tag: Visual edit