24 ideas
8766 | In much wisdom is much grief [Anon (Ecc)] |
8767 | Sorrow is better than laughter [Anon (Ecc)] |
7494 | Laughter is mad; of mirth, what doeth it? [Anon (Ecc)] |
12780 | We can grasp the wisdom of God a priori [Leibniz] |
12774 | Without a substantial chain to link monads, they would just be coordinated dreams [Leibniz] |
12782 | Monads control nothing outside of themselves [Leibniz] |
12777 | Monads do not make a unity unless a substantial chain is added to them [Leibniz] |
12778 | There is active and passive power in the substantial chain and in the essence of a composite [Leibniz] |
12783 | Primitive force is what gives a composite its reality [Leibniz] |
12775 | Things seem to be unified if we see duration, position, interaction and connection [Leibniz] |
12776 | Every substance is alive [Leibniz] |
12753 | A substantial bond of powers is needed to unite composites, in addition to monads [Leibniz] |
12781 | A composite substance is a mere aggregate if its essence is just its parts [Leibniz] |
12779 | There is a reason why not every possible thing exists [Leibniz] |
12785 | Truth is mutually agreed perception [Leibniz] |
22465 | We see a moral distinction between doing and allowing to happen [Foot] |
22466 | We see a moral distinction between our aims and their foreseen consequences [Foot] |
22467 | Acts and omissions only matter if they concern doing something versus allowing it [Foot] |
22470 | A good moral system benefits its participants, and so demands reciprocity [Foot] |
22468 | Virtues can have aims, but good states of affairs are not among them [Foot] |
8765 | All is vanity, saith the Preacher [Anon (Ecc)] |
22469 | Some virtues imply rules, and others concern attachment [Foot] |
8768 | Books are endless, and study is wearisome [Anon (Ecc)] |
12784 | Allow no more miracles than are necessary [Leibniz] |