11 ideas
6851 | We overvalue whether arguments are valid, and undervalue whether they are interesting [Monk] |
17319 | There are 'conceptual' explanations, with their direction depending on complexity [Schnieder] |
7357 | People who control others with fluent language often end up being hated [Kongzi (Confucius)] |
6850 | Wittgenstein pared his life down in his search for decency [Monk] |
7358 | All men prefer outward appearance to true excellence [Kongzi (Confucius)] |
7362 | Humans are similar, but social conventions drive us apart (sages and idiots being the exceptions) [Kongzi (Confucius)] |
7360 | Do not do to others what you would not desire yourself [Kongzi (Confucius)] |
7359 | Excess and deficiency are equally at fault [Kongzi (Confucius)] |
7363 | The virtues of the best people are humility, maganimity, sincerity, diligence, and graciousness [Kongzi (Confucius)] |
7361 | Men of the highest calibre avoid political life completely [Kongzi (Confucius)] |
23393 | Confucianism assumes that all good developments have happened, and there is only one Way [Norden on Kongzi (Confucius)] |