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Read this korrent: Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Virtue is not remote: whoever wishes to be virtuous finds it at hand — tap to centre the map on it
Virtue is not remote: whoever wishes to be virtuous finds it at hand
CO
Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rulers who are wise and good take pleasure in their parks; those who are not cannot enjoy them — tap to centre the map on it
Rulers who are wise and good take pleasure in their parks; those who are not cannot enjoy them
ME
Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living — tap to centre the map on it
Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends — tap to centre the map on it
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
GB
Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin — tap to centre the map on it
Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin
NM
Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Virtue does not come from money; money and every other good come from virtue — tap to centre the map on it
Virtue does not come from money; money and every other good come from virtue
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Women owe their liberty to no religion; their religious nature has always been perverted to subject them — tap to centre the map on it
Women owe their liberty to no religion; their religious nature has always been perverted to subject them
ES
Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Happiness does not lie in amusement — tap to centre the map on it
Happiness does not lie in amusement
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 9 months ago
14 Jan 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated a month ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
AL
Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it
AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
FL
Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. — tap to centre the map on it
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Jul 2026
PS
Peter Singer — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
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Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Virtue is not remote: whoever wishes to be virtuous finds it at hand
Last stated c. 551–479 BCE
Holds Confucius
Similar wording
Rulers who are wise and good take pleasure in their parks; those who are not cannot enjoy them
Last stated c. 400–301 BCE
Holds Mencius
Similar wording
Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds Socrates
Similar wording
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
Last stated c. 500–401 BCE
Holds Gautama Buddha
Similar wording
Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin
Last stated c. 1513–1514
Holds Niccolò Machiavelli
Similar wording
Virtue does not come from money; money and every other good come from virtue
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds Socrates
Similar wording
Women owe their liberty to no religion; their religious nature has always been perverted to subject them
Last stated c. 1898
Holds Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Similar wording
Happiness does not lie in amusement
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: religion
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: religion
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Same subject: religion
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: America
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Handmer Eric Berger
Same subject: America
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 7 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alon Levy
Same subject: AI sentience
AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Same subject: AI sentience
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Fei-Fei Li
Same subject: AI sentience
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Last stated 24 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Peter Singer