17 ideas
8226 | A well-posed problem is a problem solved [Bergson, by Deleuze/Guattari] |
1403 | A rational donkey would starve to death between two totally identical piles of hay [Buridan, by PG] |
21846 | Bergson was a rallying point, because he emphasised becomings and multiplicities [Bergson, by Deleuze] |
16678 | Without magnitude a thing would retain its parts, but they would have no location [Buridan] |
16793 | A thing is (less properly) the same over time if each part is succeeded by another [Buridan] |
16726 | Why can't we deduce secondary qualities from primary ones, if they cause them? [Buridan] |
7544 | Many people imagine that to experience is to understand [Goethe] |
21854 | Bergson showed that memory is not after the event, but coexists with it [Bergson, by Deleuze] |
7541 | Man never understands how anthropomorphic he is [Goethe] |
16577 | Induction is not demonstration, because not all of the instances can be observed [Buridan] |
16576 | Science is based on induction, for general truths about fire, rhubarb and magnets [Buridan] |
7543 | We gain self-knowledge through action, not thought - especially when doing our duty [Goethe] |
22100 | Experienced time means no two mental moments are ever alike [Bergson] |
7540 | Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws [Goethe] |
7538 | The happiest people link the beginning and end of life [Goethe] |
7542 | The best form of government teaches us to govern ourselves [Goethe] |
7539 | To get duties from people without rights, you must pay them well [Goethe] |