7 ideas
22115 | Wise people should contemplate and discuss the truth, and fight against falsehood [Aquinas] |
2945 | Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer] |
2946 | You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer] |
20700 | Without God's influence every operation would stop, so God causes everything [Aquinas] |
23405 | Rituals escape natural chaos, and benefit everyone, by reshaping our motivations [Xunzi (Xun Kuang), by Norden] |
23406 | Rituals don't arise from human nature; they are the deliberate creations of a sage [Xunzi (Xun Kuang)] |
15202 | Eternity coexists with passing time, as the centre of a circle coexists with its circumference [Aquinas] |