Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Anon (Ecc), Alcmaeon and Friedrich Engels

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8 ideas

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

8766	In much wisdom is much grief [Anon (Ecc)]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

7494	Laughter is mad; of mirth, what doeth it? [Anon (Ecc)]

8767	Sorrow is better than laughter [Anon (Ecc)]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / d. Location of mind

5987	Alcmaeon was the first to say the brain is central to thinking [Alcmaeon, by Staden, von]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

8765	All is vanity, saith the Preacher [Anon (Ecc)]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism

20525

Free markets lead to boom and bust, pointless middlemen, and alienated workers [Engels]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles

8768	Books are endless, and study is wearisome [Anon (Ecc)]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / b. Soul

24043

Soul must be immortal, since it continually moves, like the heavens [Alcmaeon, by Aristotle]