The higher the coefficient of inequality (Gini coefficient) in a society, the worse things tend to be for those at the bottom.
Catherine WilsonOddly, since by now I've written quite a lot on early modern philosophers, I didn't care for the history of philosophy, which I thought dull and obscure, until I got a minor job writing articles for a children's encyclopedia in the history of science and began to make connections between science and philosophy.
Catherine WilsonThe (atomic) soul is mortal, and the best life is the one with the least pain and the most pleasure.
Catherine WilsonYou can find many philosophy papers on the themes of 'love' and 'friendship,' most of which are cheerful and somewhat anodyne; you don't find many on the loss of friends, relatives, and lovers from death or alienation, though it happens all the time.
Catherine Wilson