We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success.
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The principle of contradiction establishes merely the agreement of concepts, but does not itself produce concepts.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights that while the principle of contradiction helps confirm the validity of concepts, it does not create new ideas or concepts on its own.
Arthur Schopenhauer's quote suggests that the principle of contradiction, a foundational aspect of logic, serves to support the coherence of our concepts rather than generate them. It emphasizes the distinction between validating existing ideas and the creative process of forming new concepts, pointing to a limitation in how logic can inform our understanding of knowledge and reality.
Themes
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In practice
Example use cases
In a philosophical debate, when discussing the nature of certainty and knowledge.
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