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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity' and 'Beyond Individualism'

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10 ideas

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
20768 Like spiderswebs, dialectical arguments are clever but useless [Ariston, by Diog. Laertius]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / f. The Mean
3049 The chief good is indifference to what lies midway between virtue and vice [Ariston, by Diog. Laertius]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 1. Deontology
3549 Ariston says rules are useless for the virtuous and the non-virtuous [Ariston, by Annas]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution
22258 Passion for progress is always short-lived [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism
22259 Conservatives are either individualistic, or communal [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
22260 Modern liberalism fails to articulate a vision of the common good [Sandel]
25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
19896 It is not a law if not endorsed by the public [Hooker,R]
25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / b. Rule of law
19891 Rule of law is superior to autonomy, because citizens can see what is expected [Hooker,R]
25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law
19897 Human laws must accord with the general laws of Nature [Hooker,R]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws
17005 Natural things observe certain laws, and things cannot do otherwise if they retain their forms [Hooker,R]