Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Critias, Euripides and Prodicus

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

9283	Our ancient beliefs can never be overthrown by subtle arguments [Euripides]

19. Language / F. Communication / 3. Denial

1554	Contradiction is impossible, since only one side of the argument refers to the true facts [Prodicus, by Didymus the Blind]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

541	Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias]

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / c. Teleological Proof critique

1555	People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

1543	He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus]

535	The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus]

542	Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias]