8 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
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] |
11945 | In addition to laws, God must also create appropriate natures for things [Leibniz] |
19348 | All that is real in motion is the force or power which produces change [Leibniz] |
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] |