12 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] |
18812 | Split out the logical vocabulary, make an assignment to the rest. It's logical if premises and conclusion match [Tarski, by Rumfitt] |
13344 | X follows from sentences K iff every model of K also models X [Tarski] |
13343 | A 'model' is a sequence of objects which satisfies a complete set of sentential functions [Tarski] |
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] |
23337 | The Stoics needed free will, to allow human choices in a divinely providential cosmos [Frede,M] |
13345 | Sentences are 'analytical' if every sequence of objects models them [Tarski] |
23336 | There is no will for Plato or Aristotle, because actions come directly from perception of what is good [Frede,M] |
467 | A virtue is a combination of intelligence, strength and luck [Ion] |
23313 | The Gnostic demiurge (creator) is deluded, and doesn't care about us [Frede,M] |