6 ideas
1477 | Being manly and brave is the result of convention, not of human nature [Plutarch] |
16764 | The soul conserves the body, as we see by its dissolution when the soul leaves [Toletus] |
1478 | Animals don't value pleasure, as they cease sexual intercourse after impregnation [Plutarch] |
23405 | Rituals escape natural chaos, and benefit everyone, by reshaping our motivations [Xunzi (Xun Kuang), by Norden] |
23406 | Rituals don't arise from human nature; they are the deliberate creations of a sage [Xunzi (Xun Kuang)] |
1479 | Animals have not been led into homosexuality, because they value pleasure very little [Plutarch] |