6 ideas
8728 | Intuitionist mathematics deduces by introspective construction, and rejects unknown truths [Brouwer] |
1554 | Contradiction is impossible, since only one side of the argument refers to the true facts [Prodicus, by Didymus the Blind] |
23996 | Akrasia is intelligible in hindsight, when we revisit our previous emotions [Blackburn] |
1555 | People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus] |
535 | The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus] |
1543 | He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus] |