9 ideas
| 291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
| 12169 | Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton] |
| 12172 | Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton] |
| 12170 | Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton] |
| 12173 | The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton] |
| 18281 | In mathematics everything is algorithm and nothing is meaning [Wittgenstein] |
| 12174 | Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton] |
| 6606 | Consider: "Imagine this butterfly exactly as it is, but ugly instead of beautiful" [Wittgenstein] |
| 293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |