6 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
17699 | Variables are auxiliary notions, and not part of the 'eternal' essence of logic [Schönfinkel] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
23829 | National leaders want to preserve necessary order - but always the existing order [Weil] |
23828 | National prestige consists of behaving as if you could beat the others in a war [Weil] |
23827 | Modern wars are fought in the name of empty words which are given capital letters [Weil] |