20 ideas
14519 | It is a great good to show reverence for a wise man [Epicurus] |
14518 | In the study of philosophy, pleasure and knowledge arrive simultaneously [Epicurus] |
7661 | Truth is the opinion fated to be ultimately agreed by all investigators [Peirce] |
14524 | Bodies are combinations of shape, size, resistance and weight [Epicurus] |
19089 | Our whole conception of an object is its possible practical consequences [Peirce] |
7660 | We are aware of beliefs, they appease our doubts, and they are rules of action, or habits [Peirce] |
14521 | If everything is by necessity, then even denials of necessity are by necessity [Epicurus] |
14906 | Non-positivist verificationism says only take a hypothesis seriously if it is scientifically based and testable [Ladyman/Ross on Peirce] |
22445 | Morality shows murder is wrong, but not what counts as a murder [Foot] |
22444 | A moral system must deal with the dangers and benefits of life [Foot] |
22447 | Saying something 'just is' right or wrong creates an illusion of fact and objectivity [Foot] |
14522 | What happens to me if I obtain all my desires, and what if I fail? [Epicurus] |
3563 | Pleasure and virtue entail one another [Epicurus] |
3560 | Justice is merely a contract about not harming or being harmed [Epicurus] |
14517 | We value our own character, whatever it is, and we should respect the characters of others [Epicurus] |
14513 | Justice is a pledge of mutual protection [Epicurus] |
22448 | We sometimes just use the word 'should' to impose a rule of conduct on someone [Foot] |
14515 | A law is not just if it is not useful in mutual associations [Epicurus] |
22446 | In the case of something lacking independence, calling it a human being is a matter of choice [Foot] |
14520 | It is small-minded to find many good reasons for suicide [Epicurus] |