PHILOSOPHY
eight philosophers, in their own words
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Eight founding arguments of Western philosophy, in their original, complete words. Pick one, read it, and talk about what it means โ€” the choice, the virtue, your own life โ€” with your Philosophy Coach, who asks instead of tells.

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  • Justice โ€” The Ring of Gyges Justice
  • Habit โ€” What We Become By Doing Habit
  • Duty โ€” Could Everyone Do What You're About To Do? Duty
  • Dignity โ€” Never As a Means Only Dignity
  • Equality โ€” Why Sameness Breeds Suspicion Equality
  • Order โ€” The War of Every Man Against Every Man Order
  • Consent โ€” No One Subjected Without Agreement Consent
  • Happiness โ€” The Greatest Happiness Principle Happiness
  • Quality โ€” Not All Pleasure Is Equal Quality
  • Discontent โ€” Better Dissatisfied Than a Fool Discontent
  • Control โ€” What Is and Isn't Up to Us Control
  • Desire โ€” What You Should Want at All Desire
  • Perspective โ€” The Ship, the Shellfish, and What Was Never Yours Perspective
  • Cost โ€” Tranquility Is Not Free Cost
  • Timing โ€” Take Your Portion When It Comes Timing
  • Freedom โ€” What Only Insults Can Insult Freedom
  • Worth โ€” Nobody Nowhere, and Why That's Fine Worth
  • Fairness โ€” The Obolus and the Lettuces Fairness
  • Preparation โ€” Look Before You Leap Into a Contest Preparation
  • Duty โ€” What Your Relations Actually Ask of You Duty
  • Judgment โ€” What You Bring to the Diviner Judgment
  • Restraint โ€” A Whole Chapter of Rules of Thumb Restraint
  • Restraint โ€” The Measure of What's Enough Restraint
  • Charity โ€” He Thinks It Is His Duty Charity
  • Humility โ€” Sheep Don't Vomit Up Their Grass Humility
  • Progress โ€” Now Are the Olympic Games Progress
  • Practice โ€” Theorems Ready to Hand Practice
  • Judgment โ€” What Disturbs You Is Never the Thing Itself Judgment
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