11 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
21945 | Foucault originally felt that liberating reason had become an instrument of domination [Foucault, by Gutting] |
21942 | Foucault challenges knowledge in psychology and sociology, not in the basic sciences [Foucault, by Gutting] |
21941 | Unlike Marxists, Foucault explains thought internally, without deference to conscious ideas [Foucault, by Gutting] |
21939 | The author function of any text is a plurality of selves [Foucault, by Gutting] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
21940 | Nature is not the basis of rights, but the willingness to risk death in asserting them [Foucault] |
23104 | Dworkin believed we should promote equality, to increase autonomy [Dworkin, by Kekes] |
23257 | We can treat people as equals, or actually treat them equally [Dworkin, by Grayling] |
18621 | Treating people as equals is the one basic value of all plausible political theories [Dworkin, by Kymlicka] |
21116 | Power is used to create identities and ways of life for other people [Foucault, by Shorten] |