9 ideas
6211 | Laughter is a sudden glory in realising the infirmity of others, or our own formerly [Hobbes] |
3158 | Theories of intentionality presuppose rationality, so can't explain it [Dennett] |
6213 | A man cannot will to will, or will to will to will, so the idea of a voluntary will is absurd [Hobbes] |
3159 | Beliefs and desires aren't real; they are prediction techniques [Dennett] |
6208 | Conceptions and apparitions are just motion in some internal substance of the head [Hobbes] |
6209 | There is no absolute good, for even the goodness of God is goodness to us [Hobbes] |
6210 | Life has no end (not even happiness), because we have desires, which presuppose a further end [Hobbes] |
21131 | Democracy is competition for support of the people, guided by self-interest on all sides [Posner] |
6212 | Lust involves pleasure, and also the sense of power in pleasing others [Hobbes] |