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Single Idea 20547
[filed under theme 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / h. Respect
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Full Idea
Forcing people to do what is rational involves a lack of respect, a failure to respect the value of her living her life in her own (irrational) way.
Gist of Idea
We should respect the right of people to live in their own way, even if it is irrational
Source
Adam Swift (Political Philosophy (3rd ed) [2014], 2 'Resisting' 6)
Book Ref
Swift,Adam: 'Political Philosophy (3rd edn)' [Polity 2014], p.91
A Reaction
Up to a point. Irrationally eccentric is one thing, and irrationally self-destructive is another. You can sit back and watch your children embrace a life less happy than the one you wanted for them - but not a life of utter misery.
The
18 ideas
with the same theme
[assigning value to the lives of others]:
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21029
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Kantian respect is for humanity and reason (not from love or sympathy or solidarity)
[Kant, by Sandel]
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21425
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We can love without respect, and show respect without love
[Kant]
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21427
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Respect is limiting our self-esteem by attending to the human dignity of other persons
[Kant]
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21430
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Disrespect is using a person as a mere means to my own ends
[Kant]
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21428
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Respect is purely negative (of not exalting oneself over others), and is thus a duty of Right
[Kant]
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21426
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Love urges us to get closer to people, but respect to keep our distance
[Kant]
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21434
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We must respect the humanity even in a vicious criminal
[Kant]
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20259
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Teach youth to respect people who differ with them, not people who agree with them
[Nietzsche]
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1460
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Religious experience deserves the same respect as our other key experiences, and is best called 'holy'
[Taylor,AE, by PG]
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21517
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Individuals need creativity, reverence for others, and self-respect
[Russell]
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5917
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People lose their rights if they do not respect the rights of others
[Ross]
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23815
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We cannot equally respect what is unequal, so equal respect needs a shared ground
[Weil]
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23837
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Respect is our only obligation, which can only be expressed through deeds, not words
[Weil]
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4005
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To have respect for people, you must feel their claims, or their injustices, or hold them in awe
[Taylor,C]
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3236
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Equality of opportunity without equality of respect would create a very inhuman society
[Williams,B]
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23223
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The word 'respect' ranges from mere non-interference to the highest levels of reverence
[Blackburn]
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7589
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Altruism is either emotional (where your interests are mine) or moral (where they are reasons for me)
[Scruton]
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20547
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We should respect the right of people to live in their own way, even if it is irrational
[Swift]
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