34 ideas
| 14179 | The finest branch of wisdom is justice and moderation in ordering states and families [Plato] |
| 22864 | Philosophy is the study and criticsm of cultural beliefs, to achieve new possibilities [Dewey] |
| 22873 | Liberalism should improve the system, and not just ameliorate it [Dewey] |
| 10580 | Mathematics is both necessary and a priori because it really consists of logical truths [Yablo] |
| 10579 | Putting numbers in quantifiable position (rather than many quantifiers) makes expression easier [Yablo] |
| 10577 | Concrete objects have few essential properties, but properties of abstractions are mostly essential [Yablo] |
| 10578 | We are thought to know concreta a posteriori, and many abstracta a priori [Yablo] |
| 1607 | Diotima said the Forms are the objects of desire in philosophical discourse [Plato, by Roochnik] |
| 22869 | Knowledge is either the product of competent enquiry, or it is meaningless [Dewey] |
| 22867 | The quest for certainty aims for peace, and avoidance of the stress of action [Dewey] |
| 22870 | No belief can be so settled that it is not subject to further inquiry [Dewey] |
| 174 | True opinion without reason is midway between wisdom and ignorance [Plato] |
| 22866 | Mind is never isolated, but only exists in its interactions [Dewey] |
| 180 | We call a person the same throughout life, but all their attributes change [Plato] |
| 181 | Only the gods stay unchanged; we replace our losses with similar acquisitions [Plato] |
| 173 | Beauty and goodness are the same [Plato] |
| 4026 | Beauty is harmony with what is divine, and ugliness is lack of such harmony [Plato] |
| 172 | Love of ugliness is impossible [Plato] |
| 183 | Stage two is the realisation that beauty of soul is of more value than beauty of body [Plato] |
| 184 | Progress goes from physical beauty, to moral beauty, to the beauty of knowledge, and reaches absolute beauty [Plato] |
| 171 | Music is a knowledge of love in the realm of harmony and rhythm [Plato] |
| 176 | Love follows beauty, wisdom is exceptionally beautiful, so love follows wisdom [Plato] |
| 14177 | Love assists men in achieving merit and happiness [Plato] |
| 179 | Love is desire for perpetual possession of the good [Plato] |
| 177 | If a person is good they will automatically become happy [Plato] |
| 14178 | Happiness is secure enjoyment of what is good and beautiful [Plato] |
| 170 | The only slavery which is not dishonourable is slavery to excellence [Plato] |
| 182 | The first step on the right path is the contemplation of physical beauty when young [Plato] |
| 22872 | Liberals aim to allow individuals to realise their capacities [Dewey] |
| 22880 | The things in civilisation we prize are the products of other members of our community [Dewey] |
| 22879 | 'God' is an imaginative unity of ideal values [Dewey] |
| 175 | Gods are not lovers of wisdom, because they are already wise [Plato] |
| 22877 | We should try attaching the intensity of religious devotion to intelligent social action [Dewey] |
| 22878 | Religions are so shockingly diverse that they have no common element [Dewey] |