14 ideas
23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
20744 | Phenomenologists say all experience is about something and is directed [Aho] |
20736 | Science has to abstract out the subjective attributes of things, focusing on what is objective [Aho] |
20734 | Anxiety, nausea, guilt and absurdity shake us up, revealing our freedom and limits [Aho] |
20733 | Our 'existence' is how we create ourselves, unconstrained by any prior 'essence' [Aho] |
20753 | The self is constituted by its choices made within a social context [Aho] |
20738 | Social contracts and markets have made society seem disconnected and artificial [Aho] |
22252 | Capitalism may actually be the best way to foster community [Conway,D] |
22253 | Capitalism is just the market, with optional limited government, and perhaps democracy [Conway,D] |
22256 | Capitalism prefers representative democracy, which avoids community decision-making [Conway,D] |
22255 | Capitalism breaks up extended families, and must then provide welfare for the lonely people [Conway,D] |
22257 | Capitalism is anti-community, by only valuing individuals, and breaking up families [Conway,D] |
20737 | Protestantism brought the modern emphasis on inner states of the soul [Aho] |
20766 | Four Noble Truths: life is suffering, caused by attachment, it is avoidable, there is a path [Aho] |