27 ideas
23531 | Philosophers should interpret the world, by expressing its possibilities [Berardi] |
23755 | Genius and love of truth are always accompanied by great humility [Weil] |
23538 | Nothingness only exists in consciousness [Berardi] |
17555 | 'One' can mean undivided and not a multitude, or it can add measurement, giving number [Aquinas] |
23747 | What is sacred is not a person, but the whole physical human being [Weil] |
23532 | The delusion of free will brings a sense of guilt [Berardi] |
23756 | The mind is imprisoned and limited by language, restricting our awareness of wider thoughts [Weil] |
23758 | Beauty is an attractive mystery, leaving nothing to be desired [Weil] |
23760 | All we need are the unity of justice, truth and beauty [Weil] |
23748 | The sacred in every human is their expectation of good rather than evil [Weil] |
23759 | Everything which originates in love is beautiful [Weil] |
23762 | Evil is transmitted by comforts and pleasures, but mostly by doing harm to people [Weil] |
23537 | American white men trusted the philosophy of winning, and then discovered losing [Berardi] |
23536 | Community is now a nostalgic memory, which no longer exists [Berardi] |
23750 | It is not more money which the wretched members of society need [Weil] |
23749 | The problem of the collective is not suppression of persons, but persons erasing themselves [Weil] |
23534 | Communism failed to unite western workers with the oppressed of the south [Berardi] |
23533 | The economy has replaced medieval theocracy at the centre of our society [Berardi] |
23535 | Western workers turn to nationalism, to avert the effects of globalisation [Berardi] |
23753 | People absurdly claim an equal share of things which are essentially privileged [Weil] |
23751 | Rights are asserted contentiously, and need the backing of force [Weil] |
23752 | Giving centrality to rights stifles all impulses of charity [Weil] |
23757 | The spirit of justice needs the full attention of truth, and that attention is love [Weil] |
23761 | Justice (concerning harm) is distinct from rights (concerning inequality) [Weil] |
23764 | The only thing in society worse than crime is repressive justice [Weil] |
23763 | Punishment aims at the good for men who don't desire it [Weil] |
23754 | The only choice is between supernatural good, or evil [Weil] |