7 ideas
5044 | Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz] |
5045 | No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz] |
5046 | The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz] |
7810 | The 'Eumenides' of Aeschylus shows blood feuds replaced by law [Aeschylus, by Grayling] |
19813 | All legislators invoke God in support of extraordinary laws, because their justification is not obvious [Machiavelli] |
7126 | Rulers should preserve the foundations of religion, to ensure good behaviour and unity [Machiavelli] |
5043 | To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz] |