10 ideas
1749 | If all laws were abolished, philosophers would still live as they do now [Aristippus elder] |
16030 | 'Nominal' definitions identify things, but fail to give their essence [Jones,J-E] |
22449 | When we say 'is red' we don't mean 'seems red to most people' [Foot] |
22451 | All people need affection, cooperation, community and help in trouble [Foot] |
3558 | Only the Cyrenaics reject the idea of a final moral end [Aristippus elder, by Annas] |
22452 | Do we have a concept of value, other than wanting something, or making an effort to get it? [Foot] |
5835 | The road of freedom is the surest route to happiness [Aristippus elder, by Xenophon] |
3018 | People who object to extravagant pleasures just love money [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius] |
1751 | Pleasure is the good, because we always seek it, it satisfies us, and its opposite is the most avoidable thing [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius] |
1755 | Errors result from external influence, and should be corrected, not hated [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius] |