17 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
18543 | Do aesthetic reasons count as reasons, if they are rejectable without contradiction? [Scruton] |
18542 | Defining truth presupposes that there can be a true definition [Scruton] |
18546 | The pleasure taken in beauty also aims at understanding and valuing [Scruton] |
18550 | Art gives us imaginary worlds which we can view impartially [Scruton] |
18544 | Maybe 'beauty' is too loaded, and we should talk of fittingness or harmony [Scruton] |
18553 | Beauty shows us what we should want in order to achieve human fulfilment [Scruton] |
18556 | Beauty is rationally founded, inviting meaning, comparison and self-reflection [Scruton] |
18548 | Natural beauty reassures us that the world is where we belong [Scruton] |
18551 | Croce says art makes inarticulate intuitions conscious; rival views say the audience is the main concern [Scruton] |
536 | We should follow the law in public, and nature in private [Antiphon] |
1557 | To gain the greatest advantage only treat law as important when other people are present [Antiphon] |
18541 | Beauty (unlike truth and goodness) is questionable as an ultimate value [Scruton] |
540 | The way you spend your time will form your character [Antiphon] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
539 | Nothing is worse for mankind than anarchy [Antiphon] |
18554 | Prostitution is wrong because it hardens the soul, since soul and body are one [Scruton] |