9 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] |
23886 | Systems are not unique to each philosopher. The platonist tradition is old and continuous [Weil] |
23884 | Truth is a value of thought [Weil] |
8406 | Not all explanations are causal, but if a thing can be explained at all, it can be explained causally [Sanford] |
4316 | Either all action is rational, or reason dominates, or reason is only concerned with means [Cottingham] |
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] |
8407 | A totality of conditions necessary for an occurrence is usually held to be jointly sufficient for it [Sanford] |