21 ideas
5893 | A wise man has integrity, firmness of will, nobility, consistency, sobriety, patience [Cicero] |
5891 | Philosophy is the collection of rational arguments [Cicero] |
5879 | The soul is the heart, or blood in the heart, or part of the brain, of something living in heart or brain, or breath [Cicero] |
5884 | How can one mind perceive so many dissimilar sensations? [Cicero] |
5887 | The soul has a single nature, so it cannot be divided, and hence it cannot perish [Cicero] |
5886 | Like the eye, the soul has no power to see itself, but sees other things [Cicero] |
3102 | Why don't we experience or remember going to sleep at night? [Magee] |
5885 | Souls contain no properties of elements, and elements contain no properties of souls [Cicero] |
7096 | We may still admire a person's character even if the traits are involuntary [Statman] |
7098 | There is a new sort of moral scepticism, about the possibility of moral theories [Statman] |
7099 | With a broad concept of flourishing, it might be possible without the virtues [Statman] |
7100 | Virtue theory isn't a genuine ethical theory, because it doesn't have universal application [Statman] |
7102 | Promises create moral duties that have nothing to do with character [Statman] |
7095 | Moral education is better by concrete example than abstract principle [Statman] |
5890 | We should not share the distress of others, but simply try to relieve it [Cicero] |
5894 | All men except philosophers fear poverty [Cicero] |
7094 | Friends express friendship even when no utility is involved [Statman] |
7093 | Behaviour may be disgusting or inhumane, but violate no duty [Statman] |
7104 | The ancients recognised imperfect duties, but we have added perfect duties like justice [Statman] |
5895 | If one despises illiterate mechanics individually, they are not worth more collectively [Cicero] |
7103 | Abortion issues focus on the mother's right over her body, and the status of the foetus [Statman] |