Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Euripides, Homer and Bryan van Norden

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9 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 2. Ancient Thought

23392

The Dao (Way) first means the road, and comes to mean the right way to live [Norden]

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

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

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

23408

The hermeneutic circle is either within the text, or between text and biased reader [Norden]

23407

Heremeneutics is either 'faith' (examining truth) or 'suspicion' (looking for hidden motives) [Norden]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 8. Dualism of Mind Critique

2170	Homer does not distinguish between soul and body [Homer, by Williams,B]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act

2171	The 'will' doesn't exist; there is just conclusion, then action [Homer, by Williams,B]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good

21819

Plato says the Good produces the Intellectual-Principle, which in turn produces the Soul [Homer, by Plotinus]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / a. Autocracy

11388

Let there be one ruler [Homer]

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

14829

Homer so enjoys the company of the gods that he must have been deeply irreligious [Homer, by Nietzsche]