12 ideas
20923 | We take part in objective truth, rather than observe it from a distance [Zimmermann,J] |
20926 | Hermeneutic knowledge is not objective, but embraces interpretations [Zimmermann,J] |
20924 | In phenomenology, all perception is 'seeing as' [Zimmermann,J] |
20927 | The hermeneutic circle is between the reader's self-understanding, and the world of the text [Zimmermann,J] |
6012 | We must choose in which of the virtues we wish to excel [Panaetius] |
6013 | Panaetius said we should live according to our natural starting-points [Panaetius, by Asmis] |
541 | Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias] |
6014 | Panaetius identified courage with great-mindedness, preferring civic courage to military [Panaetius, by Asmis] |
20933 | Natural law theorists fear that without morality, law could be based on efficiency [Zimmermann,J] |
542 | Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias] |
20929 | Traditionally, God dictated the Torah to Moses, unlike the later biblical writings [Zimmermann,J] |
5888 | Souls are born, since they are sensitive and inherited, so they must perish [Panaetius, by Cicero] |