12 ideas
15970 | People generalise because it is easier to understand, and that is mistaken for deep philosophy [Feynman] |
1757 | The Electra: she knows this man, but not that he is her brother [Eucleides, by Diog. Laertius] |
23146 | Motives produce intentions, which lead to actions [Driver] |
3028 | The chief good is unity, sometimes seen as prudence, or God, or intellect [Eucleides] |
23147 | Good intentions are not necessary for virtue [Driver] |
23144 | Virtue should be defined by consequences, not by states of mind [Driver] |
23148 | Virtues are character traits or dispositions which produce good consequences for others [Driver] |
23150 | Control of pregnancy and knowledge of paternity have downgraded chastity [Driver] |
23149 | If generosity systematically turned recipients into parasites, it wouldn't be a virtue [Driver] |
9410 | Physical Laws are rhythms and patterns in nature, revealed by analysis [Feynman] |
18530 | Nobody understands quantum mechanics [Feynman] |
17707 | We should regard space as made up of many tiny pieces [Feynman, by Mares] |