14 ideas
23269 | Philosophy must start from clearly observed facts [Galen] |
23266 | The spirit in the soul wants freedom, power and honour [Galen] |
23219 | Stopping the heart doesn't terminate activity; pressing the brain does that [Galen, by Cobb] |
23264 | Philosophers think faculties are in substances, and invent a faculty for every activity [Galen] |
3161 | If mind is just an explanation, the explainer must have beliefs [Rey on Dennett] |
23220 | The brain contains memory and reason, and is the source of sensation and decision [Galen] |
3177 | You couldn't drive a car without folk psychology [Dennett] |
23265 | The rational part of the soul is the desire for truth, understanding and recollection [Galen] |
20180 | A happy and joyous life must largely be a quiet life [Russell] |
20177 | Boredom always involves not being fully occupied [Russell] |
20179 | Happiness involves enduring boredom, and the young should be taught this [Russell] |
20176 | Boredom is an increasingly strong motivating power [Russell] |
20178 | Life is now more interesting, but boredom is more frightening [Russell] |
23268 | We execute irredeemable people, to protect ourselves, as a deterrent, and ending a bad life [Galen] |