7 ideas
| 3299 | In logic identity involves reflexivity (x=x), symmetry (if x=y, then y=x) and transitivity (if x=y and y=z, then x=z) [Baillie] |
| 16669 | Everything that exists is either a being, or some mode of a being [Malebranche] |
| 5126 | A carelessly thrown brick is condemned much more if it hits someone [Smith,A, by Harman] |
| 20991 | People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity [Smith,A] |
| 20680 | Selfish profit-seeking increases collective wealth, so greed is good, and egoism is altruism [Smith,A, by Harari] |
| 12726 | In a true cause we see a necessary connection [Malebranche] |
| 2594 | A true cause must involve a necessary connection between cause and effect [Malebranche] |