11 ideas
23326 | In the third century Stoicism died out, replaced by Platonism, with Aristotelian ethics [Frede,M] |
23335 | In late antiquity nearly all philosophers were monotheists [Frede,M] |
23337 | The Stoics needed free will, to allow human choices in a divinely providential cosmos [Frede,M] |
23333 | The idea of free will achieved universal acceptance because of Christianity [Frede,M] |
23334 | For Christians man has free will by creation in God's image (as in Genesis) [Frede,M] |
19216 | Propositions (such as 'that dog is barking') only exist if their items exist [Williamson] |
23336 | There is no will for Plato or Aristotle, because actions come directly from perception of what is good [Frede,M] |
21991 | The middle class gain freedom through property, but workers can only free all of humanity [Marx, by Singer] |
21990 | Theory is as much a part of a revolution as material force is [Marx] |
23313 | The Gnostic demiurge (creator) is deluded, and doesn't care about us [Frede,M] |
7128 | Religion is the opium of the people, and real happiness requires its abolition [Marx] |