18 ideas
14519 | It is a great good to show reverence for a wise man [Epicurus] |
14518 | In the study of philosophy, pleasure and knowledge arrive simultaneously [Epicurus] |
14524 | Bodies are combinations of shape, size, resistance and weight [Epicurus] |
14521 | If everything is by necessity, then even denials of necessity are by necessity [Epicurus] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
14522 | What happens to me if I obtain all my desires, and what if I fail? [Epicurus] |
3563 | Pleasure and virtue entail one another [Epicurus] |
3560 | Justice is merely a contract about not harming or being harmed [Epicurus] |
14517 | We value our own character, whatever it is, and we should respect the characters of others [Epicurus] |
14513 | Justice is a pledge of mutual protection [Epicurus] |
20725 | The idea of duty in one's calling haunts us, like a lost religion [Weber] |
14515 | A law is not just if it is not useful in mutual associations [Epicurus] |
20722 | Acquisition and low consumption lead to saving, investment, and increased wealth [Weber] |
20724 | When asceticism emerged from the monasteries, it helped to drive the modern economy [Weber] |
20717 | Capitalism is not unlimited greed, and may even be opposed to greed [Weber] |
20718 | Modern western capitalism has free labour, business separate from household, and book-keeping [Weber] |
14520 | It is small-minded to find many good reasons for suicide [Epicurus] |
20719 | Punish the heretic, but be indulgent to the sinner [Weber] |