9 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
22104 | Truth is the conformity of being to intellect [Aquinas] |
23026 | We know mathematical axioms, such as subtracting equals from equals leaves equals, by a natural light [Leibniz] |
22103 | Being is basic to thought, and all other concepts are additions to being [Aquinas] |
13189 | A necessary feature (such as air for humans) is not therefore part of the essence [Leibniz] |
19432 | Intelligible truth is independent of any external things or experiences [Leibniz] |
19430 | We know objects by perceptions, but their qualities don't reveal what it is we are perceiving [Leibniz] |
19431 | There is nothing in the understanding but experiences, plus the understanding itself, and the understander [Leibniz] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |