19 ideas
8766 | In much wisdom is much grief [Anon (Ecc)] |
22070 | Irony is consciousness of abundant chaos [Schlegel,F] |
7494 | Laughter is mad; of mirth, what doeth it? [Anon (Ecc)] |
8767 | Sorrow is better than laughter [Anon (Ecc)] |
22069 | Plato has no system. Philosophy is the progression of a mind and development of thoughts [Schlegel,F] |
22068 | Poetry is transcendental when it connects the ideal to the real [Schlegel,F] |
22030 | For poets free choice is supreme [Schlegel,F] |
5078 | Kant and Mill both try to explain right and wrong, without a divine lawgiver [Taylor,R] |
5067 | Morality based on 'forbid', 'permit' and 'require' implies someone who does these things [Taylor,R] |
22071 | True love is ironic, in the contrast between finite limitations and the infinity of love [Schlegel,F] |
5079 | Pleasure can have a location, and be momentary, and come and go - but happiness can't [Taylor,R] |
5068 | 'Eudaimonia' means 'having a good demon', implying supreme good fortune [Taylor,R] |
5076 | To Greeks it seemed obvious that the virtue of anything is the perfection of its function [Taylor,R] |
8765 | All is vanity, saith the Preacher [Anon (Ecc)] |
5077 | The modern idea of obligation seems to have lost the idea of an obligation 'to' something [Taylor,R] |
5066 | If we are made in God's image, pursuit of excellence is replaced by duty to obey God [Taylor,R] |
5065 | The ethics of duty requires a religious framework [Taylor,R] |
22029 | Irony is the response to conflicts of involvement and attachment [Schlegel,F, by Pinkard] |
8768 | Books are endless, and study is wearisome [Anon (Ecc)] |