16 ideas
8138 | Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy [Paul] |
23766 | Don't be tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine, by cunning deceptive men [Paul] |
12887 | A whole must have one characteristic, an internal relation, and a structure [Rescher/Oppenheim] |
5052 | When Gentiles follow the law, they must have the law written in their hearts [Paul] |
7404 | Nations are not obliged to help one-another, but are obliged not to harm one another [Grotius, by Tuck] |
7402 | Everyone has a right of self-preservation, and harming others is usually unjustifiable [Grotius, by Tuck] |
21938 | Democracy needs respect for individuality, but the 'community of friends' implies strict equality [Grotius] |
7572 | Power is ordained by God, so anyone who resists power resists God, and will be damned [Paul] |
19845 | A person is free to renounce their state, as long as it is not a moment of crisis [Grotius, by Rousseau] |
19945 | Jew and Greeks, bond and free, male and female, are all one in Christ [Paul] |
22133 | Grotius and Pufendorf based natural law on real (rather than idealised) humanity [Grotius, by Ford,JD] |
7406 | A natural right of self-preservation is balanced by a natural law to avoid unnecessary harm [Grotius, by Tuck] |
7403 | Grotius ignored elaborate natural law theories, preferring a basic right of self-preservation [Grotius, by Tuck] |
23585 | It is permissible in a just cause to capture a place in neutral territory [Grotius] |
6892 | Moral principles have some validity without a God commanding obedience [Grotius, by Mautner] |
20695 | God's eternal power and deity are clearly seen in what has been created [Paul] |