11 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
8063 | Baumgarten founded aesthetics in 1750 [Baumgarten, by Tolstoy] |
8118 | Beauty is an order between parts, and in relation to the whole [Baumgarten, by Tolstoy] |
8117 | Perfection comes through the senses (Beauty), through reason (Truth), and through moral will (Good) [Baumgarten, by Tolstoy] |
3785 | You can't separate acts from the people performing them [Glover] |
3786 | Aggression in defence may be beneficial but morally corrupting [Glover] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
3784 | Duty prohibits some acts, whatever their consequences [Glover] |
3782 | Satisfaction of desires is not at all the same as achieving happiness [Glover, by PG] |
3787 | Rule-utilitarianism is either act-utilitarianism, or not really utilitarian [Glover] |
3783 | How can utilitarianism decide the ideal population size? [Glover] |