15 ideas
19574 | If man sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself, by acting against his own convictions [Novalis] |
19571 | Delusion and truth differ in their life functions [Novalis] |
19575 | Refinement of senses increasingly distinguishes individuals [Novalis] |
19572 | Experiences tests reason, and reason tests experience [Novalis] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
9757 | A person viewed as an agent makes no sense without its own future [Korsgaard] |
9758 | To make sense of personal identity, focus on agency rather than experience [Korsgaard] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
19573 | The seat of the soul is where our inner and outer worlds interpenetrate [Novalis] |
19577 | Everything is a chaotic unity, then we abstract, then we reunify the world into a free alliance [Novalis] |
9759 | Theory of action focuses on explanation and prediction; practical action on justification and choice [Korsgaard] |
19578 | Only self-illuminated perfect individuals are beautiful [Novalis] |
9760 | Self-concern may be a source of pain, or a lack of self-respect, or a failure of responsibility [Korsgaard] |
9761 | Personal concern for one's own self widens out into concern for the impersonal [Korsgaard] |
19576 | Religion needs an intermediary, because none of us can connect directly to a godhead [Novalis] |