15 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] |
| 23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
| 23333 | The idea of free will achieved universal acceptance because of Christianity [Frede,M] |
| 23337 | The Stoics needed free will, to allow human choices in a divinely providential cosmos [Frede,M] |
| 23334 | For Christians man has free will by creation in God's image (as in Genesis) [Frede,M] |
| 23336 | There is no will for Plato or Aristotle, because actions come directly from perception of what is good [Frede,M] |
| 20937 | The state should produce higher civilisations for all, in tune with the economic apparatus [Gramsci] |
| 20935 | Eventually political parties lose touch with the class they represent, which is dangerous [Gramsci] |
| 20936 | Caesarism emerges when two forces in society are paralysed in conflict [Gramsci] |
| 20941 | Totalitarian parties cut their members off from other cultural organisations [Gramsci] |
| 20939 | What is the function of a parliament? Does it even constitute a part of the State structure? [Gramsci] |
| 20938 | Liberalism's weakness is its powerful rigid bureaucracy [Gramsci] |
| 20940 | Perfect political equality requires economic equality [Gramsci] |
| 23313 | The Gnostic demiurge (creator) is deluded, and doesn't care about us [Frede,M] |