12 ideas
23881 | All thought about values is philosophical, and thought about anything else is not philosophy [Weil] |
23885 | Philosophy aims to change the soul, not to accumulate knowledge [Weil] |
23886 | Systems are not unique to each philosopher. The platonist tradition is old and continuous [Weil] |
23884 | Truth is a value of thought [Weil] |
12177 | Human artefacts may have essences, in their purposes [Popper] |
12176 | Science does not aim at ultimate explanations [Popper] |
23882 | Ends, unlike means, cannot be defined, which is why people tend to pursue means [Weil] |
23883 | Minds essentially and always strive towards value [Weil] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
12175 | Galilean science aimed at true essences, as the ultimate explanations [Popper] |
12179 | Essentialist views of science prevent further questions from being raised [Popper] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |