6 ideas
21855 | Only in the 1780s did it become acceptable to read Spinoza [Lord] |
6215 | 'Contingent' means that the cause is unperceived, not that there is no cause [Hobbes] |
21866 | Hobbes and Spinoza use 'conatus' to denote all endeavour for advantage in nature [Lord] |
5517 | Individuals don't exist, but are conventional names for sets of elements [Buddha] |
7600 | The Buddha believed the gods would eventually disappear, and Nirvana was much higher [Buddha, by Armstrong,K] |
7601 | Life is suffering, from which only compassion, gentleness, truth and sobriety can save us [Buddha] |