Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Prodicus, Dicaearchus and Anon (Cent)

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13 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)
8228 Being is revealed at the point between waking and sleep [Anon (Cent)]
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / a. Other minds
8232 Neglect your self, and feel the consciousness of each other being [Anon (Cent)]
17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 3. Eliminativism
5997 Dicaearchus said soul does not exist, but is just a configuration of the body [Dicaearchus, by Fortenbaugh]
19. Language / F. Communication / 3. Denial
1554 Contradiction is impossible, since only one side of the argument refers to the true facts [Prodicus, by Didymus the Blind]
20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act
8230 Just as you have the impulse to do something, stop [Anon (Cent)]
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
8234 Bondage and liberation are relative terms, which only frighten those already terrified of the universe [Anon (Cent)]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / c. Teleological Proof critique
1555 People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus]
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
1543 He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus]
535 The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus]
29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 4. Zen Buddhism
8227 Feel your whole body saturated with cosmic essence [Anon (Cent)]
8229 The serenity in blue sky beyond clouds [Anon (Cent)]
8231 Abandon attachment to body, and feel the joy of being everywhere [Anon (Cent)]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality
8233 Imagine fire burning up your whole body, but not you [Anon (Cent)]