16 ideas
| 21962 | Metaphysics is the roots of the tree of science [Descartes] |
| 18543 | Do aesthetic reasons count as reasons, if they are rejectable without contradiction? [Scruton] |
| 3659 | I know the truth that God exists and is the author of truth [Descartes] |
| 18542 | Defining truth presupposes that there can be a true definition [Scruton] |
| 3657 | Understanding, not the senses, gives certainty [Descartes] |
| 18546 | The pleasure taken in beauty also aims at understanding and valuing [Scruton] |
| 18550 | Art gives us imaginary worlds which we can view impartially [Scruton] |
| 18544 | Maybe 'beauty' is too loaded, and we should talk of fittingness or harmony [Scruton] |
| 18553 | Beauty shows us what we should want in order to achieve human fulfilment [Scruton] |
| 18556 | Beauty is rationally founded, inviting meaning, comparison and self-reflection [Scruton] |
| 18548 | Natural beauty reassures us that the world is where we belong [Scruton] |
| 18551 | Croce says art makes inarticulate intuitions conscious; rival views say the audience is the main concern [Scruton] |
| 18541 | Beauty (unlike truth and goodness) is questionable as an ultimate value [Scruton] |
| 7903 | The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna] |
| 18554 | Prostitution is wrong because it hardens the soul, since soul and body are one [Scruton] |
| 3660 | Atheism arises from empiricism, because God is intangible [Descartes] |