19 ideas
23269 | Philosophy must start from clearly observed facts [Galen] |
304 | Beautiful things must be different from beauty itself, but beauty itself must be present in each of them [Plato] |
16120 | Knowing how to achieve immortality is pointless without the knowledge how to use immortality [Plato] |
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
303 | Say how many teeth the other has, then count them. If you are right, we will trust your other claims [Plato] |
23266 | The spirit in the soul wants freedom, power and honour [Galen] |
23219 | Stopping the heart doesn't terminate activity; pressing the brain does that [Galen, by Cobb] |
23264 | Philosophers think faculties are in substances, and invent a faculty for every activity [Galen] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
23220 | The brain contains memory and reason, and is the source of sensation and decision [Galen] |
23265 | The rational part of the soul is the desire for truth, understanding and recollection [Galen] |
302 | What knowledge is required to live well? [Plato] |
301 | Only knowledge of some sort is good [Plato] |
22871 | The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey] |
305 | Something which lies midway between two evils is better than either of them [Plato] |
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] |
23268 | We execute irredeemable people, to protect ourselves, as a deterrent, and ending a bad life [Galen] |