Unclear writing about big ideas can seem attractive to inexperienced but ambitious students
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If it is true that...
Aristotle's metaphysics was largely a failed experiment with few ideas worth keeping 0 0 2and
The metaphysics is among the least read of all famous books 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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Unclear writing about big ideas can seem attractive to inexperienced but ambitious students 1 0 2and
It's hard to distinguish something that's hard to understand due to unclear writing from something that's hard to understand due to complex ideas 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Traditional philosophy seems attractive because it appears as difficult as math but broader in scope 1 0 2Mentions
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Rewriting sentences multiple times can lead to more precise expression of ideas 1 0 2Writing about complex topics can be a challenging task even for experienced individuals 1 0 2Writing about a well-known subject can still lead to new insights and learning 1 0 2Writing is not the only way to explore ideas, but it often reveals new insights regardless of other exploration methods 1 0 2Writing requires effort and diligence to be effective as a tool for exploring and refining ideas 1 0 2If writing makes ideas more precise and complete, then those who have not written about a topic may not have fully formed ideas on it 1 0 2Ideas can feel complete until one attempts to put them into words and discovers their incompleteness 1 0 2It's hard to distinguish something that's hard to understand due to unclear writing from something that's hard to understand due to complex ideas 1 0 2In order to write better, you should take great pains to be clear 0 0 1Though a writer starts by knowing what he means, the reader doesn't 0 0 1