16 ideas
1564 | True and false statements can use exactly the same words [Anon (Diss)] |
21570 | Numbers are just verbal conveniences, which can be analysed away [Russell] |
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
1561 | Anything can be acceptable in some circumstances and unacceptable in others [Anon (Diss)] |
1560 | Lydians prostitute their daughters to raise a dowery, but no Greek would marry such a girl [Anon (Diss)] |
1559 | Thracians think tattooing adds to a girl's beauty, but elsewhere it is a punishment [Anon (Diss)] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
1567 | How could someone who knows everything fail to act correctly? [Anon (Diss)] |
1563 | Every apparent crime can be right in certain circumstances [Anon (Diss), by PG] |
1562 | It is right to lie to someone, to get them to take medicine they are reluctant to take [Anon (Diss)] |
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] |
1566 | The first priority in elections is to vote for people who support democracy [Anon (Diss)] |
22874 | Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey] |
1565 | We learn language, and we don't know who teaches us it [Anon (Diss)] |