Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Buddhaghosa, Alexis de Tocqueville and Hugo Grotius
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 1. Slavery
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Slavery undermines the morals and energy of a society [Tocqueville]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 3. Free speech
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The liberty of the press is more valuable for what it prevents than what it promotes [Tocqueville]
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 7. Freedom to leave
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A person is free to renounce their state, as long as it is not a moment of crisis [Grotius, by Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality
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It is admirable to elevate the humble to the level of the great, but the opposite is depraved [Tocqueville]
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality
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Equality can only be established by equal rights for all (or no rights for anyone) [Tocqueville]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law
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Grotius and Pufendorf based natural law on real (rather than idealised) humanity [Grotius, by Ford,JD]
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A natural right of self-preservation is balanced by a natural law to avoid unnecessary harm [Grotius, by Tuck]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / d. Legal positivism
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Grotius ignored elaborate natural law theories, preferring a basic right of self-preservation [Grotius, by Tuck]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war
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It is permissible in a just cause to capture a place in neutral territory [Grotius]
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25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 1. Causing Death
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Human killing is worse if the victim is virtuous [Buddhaghosa]
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