Ideas of T.H. Green, by Theme
[British, 1836 - 1882, Born in Yorkshire. Tutor at Balliol College. Professor of Moral Philosophy in Oxford from 1878.]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
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Ideals and metaphysics are practical, not imaginative or speculative [Muirhead]
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3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth
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Truth is a relation to a whole of organised knowledge in the collection of rational minds [Muirhead]
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism
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All knowledge rests on a fundamental unity between the knower and what is known [Muirhead]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification
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The ultimate test for truth is the systematic interdependence in nature [Muirhead]
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Knowledge is secured by the relations between its parts, through differences and identities [Muirhead]
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22. Metaethics / C. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / a. Idealistic ethics
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The good life aims at perfections, or absolute laws, or what is absolutely desirable
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22. Metaethics / C. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
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What is distinctive of human life is the desire for self-improvement [Muirhead]
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23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 2. Hedonism
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Hedonism offers no satisfaction, because what we desire is self-betterment [Muirhead]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / a. Sovereignty
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States only have full authority if they heed the claims of human fellowship
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will
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Politics is compromises, which seem supported by a social contract, but express the will of no one
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
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The ideal is a society in which all citizens are ladies and gentlemen
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Enfranchisement is an end in itself; it makes a person moral, and gives a basis for respect
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / a. Liberalism basics
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The good is identified by the capacities of its participants [Muirhead]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism
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A true state is only unified and stabilised by acknowledging individuality [Muirhead]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / c. Liberal equality
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People are improved by egalitarian institutions and habits
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / d. Liberal freedom
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Equality also implies liberty, because equality must be of opportunity as well as possessions
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / e. Liberal community
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All talk of the progress of a nation must reduce to the progress of its individual members
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
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People only develop their personality through co-operation with the social whole [Muirhead]
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The highest political efforts express our deeper social spirit [Muirhead]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism
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Communism is wrong because it restricts the freedom of individuals to contribute to the community [Muirhead]
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Original common ownership is securing private property, not denying it [Muirhead]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism
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National spirit only exists in the individuals who embody it [Muirhead]
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights
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The ground of property ownership is not force but the power to use it for social ends [Muirhead]
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Property is needed by all citizens, to empower them to achieve social goods
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose
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If something develops, its true nature is embodied in its end
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 1. God
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God is the ideal end of the mature mind's final development
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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 4. God Reflects Humanity
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God is the realisation of the possibilities of each man's self
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