21 ideas
14519 | It is a great good to show reverence for a wise man [Epicurus] |
14518 | In the study of philosophy, pleasure and knowledge arrive simultaneously [Epicurus] |
21959 | Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW] |
19574 | If man sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself, by acting against his own convictions [Novalis] |
19571 | Delusion and truth differ in their life functions [Novalis] |
14524 | Bodies are combinations of shape, size, resistance and weight [Epicurus] |
19575 | Refinement of senses increasingly distinguishes individuals [Novalis] |
21958 | Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW] |
19572 | Experiences tests reason, and reason tests experience [Novalis] |
14521 | If everything is by necessity, then even denials of necessity are by necessity [Epicurus] |
19573 | The seat of the soul is where our inner and outer worlds interpenetrate [Novalis] |
19577 | Everything is a chaotic unity, then we abstract, then we reunify the world into a free alliance [Novalis] |
19578 | Only self-illuminated perfect individuals are beautiful [Novalis] |
14522 | What happens to me if I obtain all my desires, and what if I fail? [Epicurus] |
3563 | Pleasure and virtue entail one another [Epicurus] |
3560 | Justice is merely a contract about not harming or being harmed [Epicurus] |
14517 | We value our own character, whatever it is, and we should respect the characters of others [Epicurus] |
14513 | Justice is a pledge of mutual protection [Epicurus] |
14515 | A law is not just if it is not useful in mutual associations [Epicurus] |
14520 | It is small-minded to find many good reasons for suicide [Epicurus] |
19576 | Religion needs an intermediary, because none of us can connect directly to a godhead [Novalis] |