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I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing every thing rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us." [ 22 ] The 29th of Epicurus' 40 Principal Doctrines (on the hierarchy of desires) states that desires may be natural and necessary, natural and unnecessary, or neither natural nor necessary ...
It's an especially great time to watch movies and read books themed around Black culture and history, and share wise words from Black leaders—specifically Rosa Parks quotes. Each February 4, on ...
The quotation "all men are created equal" is found in the United States Declaration of Independence and is a phrase that has come to be seen as emblematic of America's founding ideals. The final form of the sentence was stylized by Benjamin Franklin , and penned by Thomas Jefferson during the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1776. [ 1 ]
Thus, right desire cannot be defined properly, but a way to refer to its meaning may be found through a self-evident prescriptive truth. [17] That self-evident truth which the moral cognitivist claims to exist upon which all other prescriptive truths are ultimately based is: One ought to desire what is really good for one and nothing else.
On July 4, 1776, a group of American founders pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to found a new nation.
“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.” “Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.”
To seem to not be affected by the joy of our companions is but want of politeness; but to not wear a serious countentance when they tell us their afflictions, is real and gross inhumanity (p. 14). He makes clear that mutual sympathy of negative emotions is a necessary condition for friendship, whereas mutual sympathy of positive emotions is ...
The aesthetic beholder does not contemplate this without emotion." [4] For Schopenhauer, the Will is an aimless desire to perpetuate itself, the basis of life. Desire engendered by the Will is the source of all the sorrow in the world; each satisfied desire leaves us either with boredom, or with some new desire to take its place. A world in ...