11 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
3653 | My Meditations are the complete foundation of my physics [Descartes] |
4736 | Truth is such a transcendentally clear notion that it cannot be further defined [Descartes] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
20725 | The idea of duty in one's calling haunts us, like a lost religion [Weber] |
20722 | Acquisition and low consumption lead to saving, investment, and increased wealth [Weber] |
20724 | When asceticism emerged from the monasteries, it helped to drive the modern economy [Weber] |
20717 | Capitalism is not unlimited greed, and may even be opposed to greed [Weber] |
20718 | Modern western capitalism has free labour, business separate from household, and book-keeping [Weber] |
20719 | Punish the heretic, but be indulgent to the sinner [Weber] |
3652 | I can't prove the soul is indestructible, only that it is separate from the mortal body [Descartes] |