10 ideas
1749 | If all laws were abolished, philosophers would still live as they do now [Aristippus elder] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
3558 | Only the Cyrenaics reject the idea of a final moral end [Aristippus elder, by Annas] |
21375 | Reason can be vicious, and great crimes have to be rational [Schopenhauer] |
21379 | Man's three basic ethical incentives are egoism, malice and compassion [Schopenhauer] |
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] |
21376 | Philosophy treats animals as exploitable things, ignoring the significance of their lives [Schopenhauer] |