3 ideas
17751 | Gödel proved the completeness of first order predicate logic in 1930 [Gödel, by Walicki] |
Full Idea: Gödel proved the completeness of first order predicate logic in his doctoral dissertation of 1930. | |
From: report of Kurt Gödel (Completeness of Axioms of Logic [1930]) by Michal Walicki - Introduction to Mathematical Logic History E.2.2 |
22072 | Schelling always affirmed the absolute status of freedom [Schelling, by Courtine] |
Full Idea: Throughout Schelling's work we find the affirmation of absolute freedom or of the absolute as freedom. | |
From: report of Friedrich Schelling (Philosophy of Revelation [1843], Vol.13 p.359) by Jean-François Courtine - Schelling p.83 | |
A reaction: Of all of the German idealists, Schelling may be the closest to modern existentialism. |
7903 | The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna] |
Full Idea: The six perfections are of giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom. | |
From: Nagarjuna (Mahaprajnaparamitashastra [c.120], 88) | |
A reaction: What is 'morality', if giving is not part of it? I like patience and vigour being two of the virtues, which immediately implies an Aristotelian mean (which is always what is 'appropriate'). |