33 ideas
7990 | Serene wisdom is freedom from ties, and indifference to fortune [Anon (Bhag)] |
7823 | Lucretius was rediscovered in 1417 [Grayling] |
7989 | Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason [Anon (Bhag)] |
6408 | Russell needed three extra axioms to reduce maths to logic: infinity, choice and reducibility [Grayling] |
7996 | I am all the beauty and goodness of things, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
6414 | Two propositions might seem self-evident, but contradict one another [Grayling] |
7091 | The argument from analogy is not a strong inference, since the other being might be an actor or a robot [Grayling] |
7995 | In all living beings I am the light of consciousness, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7999 | All actions come from: body, lower self, perception, means of action, or Fate [Anon (Bhag)] |
7293 | It is legitimate to do harm if it is the unintended side-effect of an effort to achieve a good [Grayling] |
7991 | Hate and lust have their roots in man's lower nature [Anon (Bhag)] |
7809 | In an honour code shame is the supreme punishment, and revenge is a duty [Grayling] |
23262 | Experience, sympathy and history are sensible grounds for laying claim to rights [Grayling] |
23263 | Politics is driven by power cliques [Grayling] |
23255 | It is essential for democracy that voting is free and well informed [Grayling] |
23254 | Democracies should require a supermajority for major questions [Grayling] |
23260 | A cap on time of service would restrict party control and career ambitions [Grayling] |
23253 | Majority decisions are only acceptable if the minority interests are not vital [Grayling] |
23256 | Liberty and equality cannot be reconciled [Grayling] |
23258 | The very concept of democracy entails a need for justice [Grayling] |
23259 | There should be separate legislative, executive and judicial institutions [Grayling] |
7988 | There is no greater good for a warrior than to fight in a just war [Anon (Bhag)] |
7292 | War must also have a good chance of success, and be waged with moderation [Grayling] |
7824 | If suicide is lawful, but assisting suicide is unlawful, powerless people are denied their rights [Grayling] |
6005 | Animals are dangerous and nourishing, and can't form contracts of justice [Hermarchus, by Sedley] |
7992 | The visible forms of nature are earth, water, fire, air, ether; mind, reason, and the sense of 'I' [Anon (Bhag)] |
7994 | Everything, including the gods, comes from me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7993 | Brahman is supreme, Atman his spirit in man, and Karma is the force of creation [Anon (Bhag)] |
7819 | Religion gives answers, comforts, creates social order, and panders to superstition [Grayling] |
7997 | Only by love can men see me, know me, and come to me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7817 | To make an afterlife appealing, this life has to be denigrated [Grayling] |
7818 | In Greek mythology only heroes can go to heaven [Grayling] |
7998 | The three gates of hell are lust, anger and greed [Anon (Bhag)] |