14 ideas
23326 | In the third century Stoicism died out, replaced by Platonism, with Aristotelian ethics [Frede,M] |
23335 | In late antiquity nearly all philosophers were monotheists [Frede,M] |
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
23334 | For Christians man has free will by creation in God's image (as in Genesis) [Frede,M] |
23333 | The idea of free will achieved universal acceptance because of Christianity [Frede,M] |
23337 | The Stoics needed free will, to allow human choices in a divinely providential cosmos [Frede,M] |
3193 | Turing showed that logical rules can be specified computationally and mechanically [Turing, by Rey] |
23336 | There is no will for Plato or Aristotle, because actions come directly from perception of what is good [Frede,M] |
22871 | The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey] |
22876 | Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey] |
22875 | Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey] |
22874 | Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey] |
23313 | The Gnostic demiurge (creator) is deluded, and doesn't care about us [Frede,M] |