19 ideas
23531 | Philosophers should interpret the world, by expressing its possibilities [Berardi] |
23538 | Nothingness only exists in consciousness [Berardi] |
23532 | The delusion of free will brings a sense of guilt [Berardi] |
8239 | If the King likes music then there is hope for the state [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
23398 | Human nature is naturally compassionate and good (as a 'sprout'), but people may not be good [Mengzi (Mencius), by Norden] |
23400 | Righteousness is extending the unthinkable, to reveal what must be done [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
23399 | Each correct feeling relies on an underlying virtue [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8235 | Should a coward who ran fifty paces from a battle laugh at another who ran a hundred? [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8240 | A true king shares his pleasure with the people [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
23537 | American white men trusted the philosophy of winning, and then discovered losing [Berardi] |
8237 | Extend the treatment of the old and young in your family to the rest of society [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
23536 | Community is now a nostalgic memory, which no longer exists [Berardi] |
23534 | Communism failed to unite western workers with the oppressed of the south [Berardi] |
23533 | The economy has replaced medieval theocracy at the centre of our society [Berardi] |
23535 | Western workers turn to nationalism, to avert the effects of globalisation [Berardi] |
8241 | Only put someone to death if the whole population believes it is deserved [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8238 | Seeking peace through war is like looking for fish up a tree [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8236 | Avoid the animals you are going to eat, as it is hard once you have got to know them [Mengzi (Mencius)] |