11 ideas
23881 | All thought about values is philosophical, and thought about anything else is not philosophy [Weil] |
9218 | Maybe what distinguishes philosophy from science is its pursuit of necessary truths [Sider] |
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] |
5637 | Nowadays logic is seen as the science of extensions, not intensions [Scruton] |
5636 | Cartesian 'ideas' confuse concepts and propositions [Scruton] |
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] |
5660 | Allegiance is prior to the recognition of individual rights [Scruton] |
5653 | A right is a power which is enforced in the name of justice [Scruton] |