18 ideas
23326 | In the third century Stoicism died out, replaced by Platonism, with Aristotelian ethics [Frede,M] |
23335 | In late antiquity nearly all philosophers were monotheists [Frede,M] |
20962 | Habermas seems to make philosophy more democratic [Habermas, by Bowie] |
21959 | Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW] |
15670 | The aim of 'post-metaphysical' philosophy is to interpret the sciences [Habermas, by Finlayson] |
15665 | We can do social philosophy by studying coordinated action through language use [Habermas, by Finlayson] |
20573 | Rather than instrumental reason, Habermas emphasises its communicative role [Habermas, by Oksala] |
21958 | Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW] |
20961 | What is considered a priori changes as language changes [Habermas, by Bowie] |
23334 | For Christians man has free will by creation in God's image (as in Genesis) [Frede,M] |
23333 | The idea of free will achieved universal acceptance because of Christianity [Frede,M] |
23337 | The Stoics needed free will, to allow human choices in a divinely providential cosmos [Frede,M] |
15667 | To understand a statement is to know what would make it acceptable [Habermas] |
15668 | Meaning is not fixed by a relation to the external world, but a relation to other speakers [Habermas, by Finlayson] |
23336 | There is no will for Plato or Aristotle, because actions come directly from perception of what is good [Frede,M] |
15669 | People endorse equality, universality and inclusiveness, just by their communicative practices [Habermas, by Finlayson] |
23416 | Political involvement is needed, to challenge existing practices [Habermas, by Kymlicka] |
23313 | The Gnostic demiurge (creator) is deluded, and doesn't care about us [Frede,M] |