18 ideas
6222 | If a decision is in accord with right reason, everyone can agree with it [Cumberland] |
12695 | Epicurean atomists say body is sensible, to distinguish it from space. [Garber] |
8239 | If the King likes music then there is hope for the state [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
6217 | Natural law is supplied to the human mind by reality and human nature [Cumberland] |
23398 | Human nature is naturally compassionate and good (as a 'sprout'), but people may not be good [Mengzi (Mencius), by Norden] |
23400 | Righteousness is extending the unthinkable, to reveal what must be done [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
6221 | If there are different ultimate goods, there will be conflicting good actions, which is impossible [Cumberland] |
23399 | Each correct feeling relies on an underlying virtue [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8235 | Should a coward who ran fifty paces from a battle laugh at another who ran a hundred? [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
6218 | The happiness of individuals is linked to the happiness of everyone (which is individuals taken together) [Cumberland] |
6220 | The happiness of all contains the happiness of each, and promotes it [Cumberland] |
8240 | A true king shares his pleasure with the people [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8237 | Extend the treatment of the old and young in your family to the rest of society [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
6216 | Natural law is immutable truth giving moral truths and duties independent of society [Cumberland] |
8241 | Only put someone to death if the whole population believes it is deserved [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8238 | Seeking peace through war is like looking for fish up a tree [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8236 | Avoid the animals you are going to eat, as it is hard once you have got to know them [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
12705 | Epicurean atoms are distinguished by their extreme hardness [Garber] |