8 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
18699 | Carnap tried to define all scientific predicates in terms of primitive relations, using type theory [Carnap, by Button] |
23111 | If we say that freedom depends on rationality, the irrational actions are not free [Sidgwick] |
12131 | All concepts can be derived from a few basics, making possible one science of everything [Carnap, by Brody] |
23059 | Self-interest is not rational, if the self is just a succession of memories and behaviour [Sidgwick, by Gray] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
4129 | It is self-evident (from the point of view of the Universe) that no individual has more importance than another [Sidgwick] |
20588 | Sidwick argues for utilitarian institutions, rather than actions [Sidgwick, by Tuckness/Wolf] |