12 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
22462 | We should speak the truth, but also preserve and pursue it [Foot] |
21796 | Man is God if he raises himself, by denying his nature and finitude [Hegel] |
22458 | Consequentialists can hurt the innocent in order to prevent further wickedness [Foot] |
22460 | Why might we think that a state of affairs can be morally good or bad? [Foot] |
22461 | Good outcomes are not external guides to morality, but a part of virtuous actions [Foot] |
22464 | The idea of a good state of affairs has no role in the thought of Aristotle, Rawls or Scanlon [Foot] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
22463 | Morality is seen as tacit legislation by the community [Foot] |
22459 | For consequentialism, it is irrational to follow a rule which in this instance ends badly [Foot] |
21783 | State slavery is a phase of education, moving towards a full culture [Hegel] |
21784 | Slavery is unjust, because humanity is essentially free [Hegel] |