12 ideas
12268 | Contradiction is impossible [Antisthenes (I), by Aristotle] |
22102 | Arguing with opponents uncovers truths, and restrains falsehoods [Aquinas] |
602 | Some fools think you cannot define anything, but only say what it is like [Antisthenes (I), by Aristotle] |
1664 | I would rather go mad than experience pleasure [Antisthenes (I)] |
21385 | Antisthenes said virtue is teachable and permanent, is life's goal, and is like universal wealth [Antisthenes (I), by Long] |
20725 | The idea of duty in one's calling haunts us, like a lost religion [Weber] |
20722 | Acquisition and low consumption lead to saving, investment, and increased wealth [Weber] |
20724 | When asceticism emerged from the monasteries, it helped to drive the modern economy [Weber] |
20717 | Capitalism is not unlimited greed, and may even be opposed to greed [Weber] |
20718 | Modern western capitalism has free labour, business separate from household, and book-keeping [Weber] |
2631 | Antisthenes says there is only one god, which is nature [Antisthenes (I), by Cicero] |
20719 | Punish the heretic, but be indulgent to the sinner [Weber] |