12 ideas
10245 | One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré] |
23146 | Motives produce intentions, which lead to actions [Driver] |
20180 | A happy and joyous life must largely be a quiet life [Russell] |
23144 | Virtue should be defined by consequences, not by states of mind [Driver] |
23148 | Virtues are character traits or dispositions which produce good consequences for others [Driver] |
23150 | Control of pregnancy and knowledge of paternity have downgraded chastity [Driver] |
23147 | Good intentions are not necessary for virtue [Driver] |
23149 | If generosity systematically turned recipients into parasites, it wouldn't be a virtue [Driver] |
20179 | Happiness involves enduring boredom, and the young should be taught this [Russell] |
20176 | Boredom is an increasingly strong motivating power [Russell] |
20177 | Boredom always involves not being fully occupied [Russell] |
20178 | Life is now more interesting, but boredom is more frightening [Russell] |