12 ideas
23269 | Philosophy must start from clearly observed facts [Galen] |
16639 | Only individual bodies exist [Bacon] |
16033 | There are only individual bodies containing law-based powers, and the Forms are these laws [Bacon] |
23900 | Chance is compatible with necessity, and the two occur together [Weil] |
21950 | Science must clear away the idols of the mind if they are ever going to find the truth [Bacon] |
23266 | The spirit in the soul wants freedom, power and honour [Galen] |
23219 | Stopping the heart doesn't terminate activity; pressing the brain does that [Galen, by Cobb] |
23264 | Philosophers think faculties are in substances, and invent a faculty for every activity [Galen] |
23220 | The brain contains memory and reason, and is the source of sensation and decision [Galen] |
23265 | The rational part of the soul is the desire for truth, understanding and recollection [Galen] |
23899 | The secret of art is that beauty is a just blend of unity and its opposite [Weil] |
23268 | We execute irredeemable people, to protect ourselves, as a deterrent, and ending a bad life [Galen] |