17 ideas
5300 | Philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it [Marx] |
20728 | Metaphysics is hopeless with its present epistemology; common-sense realism is needed [Colvin] |
5297 | Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory [Marx] |
20726 | We can only distinguish self from non-self if there is an inflexible external reality [Colvin] |
20727 | Common-sense realism rests on our interests and practical life [Colvin] |
20729 | Arguments that objects are unknowable or non-existent assume the knower's existence [Colvin] |
20730 | If objects are doubted because their appearances change, that presupposes one object [Colvin] |
20731 | The idea that everything is relations is contradictory; relations are part of the concept of things [Colvin] |
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
22598 | The authentic self exists at the level of class, rather than the individual [Marx, by Dunt] |
5298 | The human essence is not found in individuals but in social relations [Marx] |
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] |
5299 | Religious feeling is social in origin [Marx] |