12 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
23881 | All thought about values is philosophical, and thought about anything else is not philosophy [Weil] |
23885 | Philosophy aims to change the soul, not to accumulate knowledge [Weil] |
23886 | Systems are not unique to each philosopher. The platonist tradition is old and continuous [Weil] |
23884 | Truth is a value of thought [Weil] |
23683 | Moral norms are objective, connected to facts about human goods [Foot, by Hacker-Wright] |
23684 | Morality gives everyone reasons to act, irrespective of their desires [Foot, by Hacker-Wright] |
23690 | We all have reason to cultivate the virtues, even when we lack the desire [Foot, by Hacker-Wright] |
23882 | Ends, unlike means, cannot be defined, which is why people tend to pursue means [Weil] |
23883 | Minds essentially and always strive towards value [Weil] |
22379 | The meaning of 'good' and other evaluations must include the object to which they attach [Foot] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |