10 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
7823 | Lucretius was rediscovered in 1417 [Grayling] |
594 | Speusippus suggested underlying principles for every substance, and ended with a huge list [Speussipus, by Aristotle] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
7809 | In an honour code shame is the supreme punishment, and revenge is a duty [Grayling] |
7824 | If suicide is lawful, but assisting suicide is unlawful, powerless people are denied their rights [Grayling] |
2632 | Speusippus said things were governed by some animal force rather than the gods [Speussipus, by Cicero] |
7819 | Religion gives answers, comforts, creates social order, and panders to superstition [Grayling] |
7817 | To make an afterlife appealing, this life has to be denigrated [Grayling] |
7818 | In Greek mythology only heroes can go to heaven [Grayling] |