17 ideas
9358 | There are several logics, none of which will ever derive falsehoods from truth [Lewis,CI] |
9357 | Excluded middle is just our preference for a simplified dichotomy in experience [Lewis,CI] |
9364 | Names represent a uniformity in experience, or they name nothing [Lewis,CI] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
23146 | Motives produce intentions, which lead to actions [Driver] |
6012 | We must choose in which of the virtues we wish to excel [Panaetius] |
23147 | Good intentions are not necessary for virtue [Driver] |
23144 | Virtue should be defined by consequences, not by states of mind [Driver] |
23148 | Virtues are character traits or dispositions which produce good consequences for others [Driver] |
23150 | Control of pregnancy and knowledge of paternity have downgraded chastity [Driver] |
6013 | Panaetius said we should live according to our natural starting-points [Panaetius, by Asmis] |
23149 | If generosity systematically turned recipients into parasites, it wouldn't be a virtue [Driver] |
6014 | Panaetius identified courage with great-mindedness, preferring civic courage to military [Panaetius, by Asmis] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |
5888 | Souls are born, since they are sensitive and inherited, so they must perish [Panaetius, by Cicero] |