8 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
17950 | The logos enables us to track one particular among a network of objects [Nehamas] |
17951 | A logos may be short, but it contains reference to the whole domain of the object [Nehamas] |
1554 | Contradiction is impossible, since only one side of the argument refers to the true facts [Prodicus, by Didymus the Blind] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
1555 | People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus] |
535 | The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus] |
1543 | He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus] |