Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Pittacus, Lord Kelvin (Wm Thomson) and Friedrich Schiller

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5 ideas

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

3016	Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

22363

You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

22022

Beauty motivates morality, by harmonising feeling and reason [Schiller, by Pinkard]

25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle

7675	Schiller speaks obsessively of freedom throughout his works [Schiller, by Berlin]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy

20644

Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin]