9 ideas
| 291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
| 21855 | Only in the 1780s did it become acceptable to read Spinoza [Lord] |
| 21866 | Hobbes and Spinoza use 'conatus' to denote all endeavour for advantage in nature [Lord] |
| 22445 | Morality shows murder is wrong, but not what counts as a murder [Foot] |
| 22444 | A moral system must deal with the dangers and benefits of life [Foot] |
| 22447 | Saying something 'just is' right or wrong creates an illusion of fact and objectivity [Foot] |
| 293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
| 22448 | We sometimes just use the word 'should' to impose a rule of conduct on someone [Foot] |
| 22446 | In the case of something lacking independence, calling it a human being is a matter of choice [Foot] |