7 ideas
21757 | Philosophy is the conceptual essence of the shape of history [Hegel] |
13095 | Essence is primitive force, or a law of change [Leibniz] |
1554 | Contradiction is impossible, since only one side of the argument refers to the true facts [Prodicus, by Didymus the Blind] |
2117 | The connection in events enables us to successfully predict the future, so there must be a constant cause [Leibniz] |
1555 | People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus] |
1543 | He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus] |
535 | The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus] |