12 ideas
23881 | All thought about values is philosophical, and thought about anything else is not philosophy [Weil] |
23885 | Philosophy aims to change the soul, not to accumulate knowledge [Weil] |
24069 | Much metaphysical debate concerns what is fundamental, rather than what exists [Koslicki] |
23886 | Systems are not unique to each philosopher. The platonist tradition is old and continuous [Weil] |
23884 | Truth is a value of thought [Weil] |
24065 | Structured wholes are united by the teamwork needed for their capacities [Koslicki] |
24066 | The form explains kind, structure, unity and activity [Koslicki] |
24067 | Hylomorphic compounds need an individual form for transworld identity [Koslicki] |
23882 | Ends, unlike means, cannot be defined, which is why people tend to pursue means [Weil] |
23883 | Minds essentially and always strive towards value [Weil] |
5121 | Basing ethics on flourishing makes it consequentialist, as actions are judged by contributing to it [Harman] |
5120 | What counts as 'flourishing' must be relative to various sets of values [Harman] |