10 ideas
1749 | If all laws were abolished, philosophers would still live as they do now [Aristippus elder] |
9103 | A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham] |
5052 | When Gentiles follow the law, they must have the law written in their hearts [Paul] |
9104 | A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham] |
3558 | Only the Cyrenaics reject the idea of a final moral end [Aristippus elder, by Annas] |
5835 | The road of freedom is the surest route to happiness [Aristippus elder, by Xenophon] |
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] |
3018 | People who object to extravagant pleasures just love money [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius] |
7572 | Power is ordained by God, so anyone who resists power resists God, and will be damned [Paul] |
1755 | Errors result from external influence, and should be corrected, not hated [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius] |