18 ideas
2661 | Dialectic is speech cast in the form of logical argument [Cicero] |
2673 | There cannot be more than one truth [Cicero] |
2669 | Dialectic assumes that all statements are either true or false, but self-referential paradoxes are a big problem [Cicero] |
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
2664 | If we have complete healthy senses, what more could the gods give us? [Cicero] |
2665 | How can there be a memory of what is false? [Cicero] |
20800 | Every true presentation can have a false one of the same quality [Cicero] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
2672 | Virtues must be very detached, to avoid being motivated by pleasure [Cicero] |
22871 | The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey] |
7257 | All modern social systems seem to be conspiracies of the rich [More,T] |
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] |
7254 | If you try to get elected, you should be permanently barred from seeking office [More,T] |
22874 | Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey] |
7255 | Only Utopians fail to see glory in warfare [More,T] |
7253 | In Utopia, legal euthanasia is considered honourable [More,T] |
7256 | In Utopia, the Supreme Being is identical with Nature [More,T] |