17 ideas
19579 | The history of philosophy is just experiments in how to do philosophy [Novalis] |
19583 | Philosophy only begins when it studies itself [Novalis] |
22102 | Arguing with opponents uncovers truths, and restrains falsehoods [Aquinas] |
19581 | A problem is a solid mass, which the mind must break up [Novalis] |
19584 | Whoever first counted to two must have seen the possibility of infinite counting [Novalis] |
22025 | Novalis thought self-consciousness cannot disclose 'being', because we are temporal creatures [Novalis, by Pinkard] |
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
22067 | Poetry is true idealism, and the self-consciousness of the universe [Novalis] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
19585 | Every person has his own language [Novalis] |
19582 | Morality and philosophy are mutually dependent [Novalis] |
22871 | The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey] |
22027 | Life isn't given to us like a novel - we write the novel [Novalis] |
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] |
19580 | If the pupil really yearns for the truth, they only need a hint [Novalis] |