11 ideas
19336 | Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz] |
20768 | Like spiderswebs, dialectical arguments are clever but useless [Ariston, by Diog. Laertius] |
22102 | Arguing with opponents uncovers truths, and restrains falsehoods [Aquinas] |
7696 | Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette] |
19341 | There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz] |
19428 | Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz] |
5047 | The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz] |
19343 | We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz] |
3049 | The chief good is indifference to what lies midway between virtue and vice [Ariston, by Diog. Laertius] |
3549 | Ariston says rules are useless for the virtuous and the non-virtuous [Ariston, by Annas] |
19429 | The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz] |