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Ideas for Epictetus, Carneades and Philippa Foot

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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

4693	The right of non-interference (with a 'negative duty'), and the right to goods/services ('positive') [Foot]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice

21392

People change laws for advantage; either there is no justice, or it is a form of self-injury [Carneades, by Lactantius]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / a. Right to punish

22604

Punishing a criminal for moral ignorance is the same as punishing someone for being blind [Epictetus]

23368

Perhaps we should persuade culprits that their punishment is just? [Epictetus]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 3. Abortion

22383

Abortion is puzzling because we do and don't want the unborn child to have rights [Foot]

22446

In the case of something lacking independence, calling it a human being is a matter of choice [Foot]