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Single Idea 2097
[filed under theme 23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism
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Full Idea
Unless I gain a reputation for morality, my actually being moral will do me no good, but an immoral person who has managed to get a reputation for morality is said to have a wonderful life.
Gist of Idea
Isn't it better to have a reputation for goodness than to actually be good?
Source
Plato (The Republic [c.374 BCE], 365b)
Book Ref
Plato: 'Republic', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 1993], p.53
The
25 ideas
with the same theme
[morality as doing favours in order to receive them]:
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440
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Hands wash hands; give that you may get
[Epicharmus]
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1580
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For Protagoras the only bad behaviour is that which interferes with social harmony
[Protagoras, by Roochnik]
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5
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Justice is merely the interests of the stronger party
[Plato]
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19946
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Morality is a compromise, showing restraint, to avoid suffering wrong without compensation
[Plato]
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2097
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Isn't it better to have a reputation for goodness than to actually be good?
[Plato]
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1845
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Justice has no independent existence, but arises entirely from keeping contracts
[Epicurus]
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3560
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Justice is merely a contract about not harming or being harmed
[Epicurus]
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6828
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You may break off a treaty if you fear treachery from your ally
[Mohammed]
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6823
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Repay evil with good and your enemies will become friends (though this is hard)
[Mohammed]
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2371
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A contract is a mutual transfer of rights
[Hobbes]
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2372
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The person who performs first in a contract is said to 'merit' the return, and is owed it
[Hobbes]
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8015
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Hobbes wants a contract to found morality, but shared values are needed to make a contract
[MacIntyre on Hobbes]
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4852
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Both virtue and happiness are based on the preservation of one's own being
[Spinoza]
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20991
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People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity
[Smith,A]
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4416
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Basic justice is the negotiation of agreement among equals, and the imposition of agreement
[Nietzsche]
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4418
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A masterful and violent person need have nothing to do with contracts
[Nietzsche]
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22470
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A good moral system benefits its participants, and so demands reciprocity
[Foot]
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5317
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The actor is most convincing who believes that his performance is real
[Wilson,EO]
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4123
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A fair arrangement is one that parties can agree to without knowing how it will benefit them personally
[Rawls, by Williams,B]
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20281
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Why should I do anything for posterity? What has posterity ever done for me?
[Singer]
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22717
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Self-interest can fairly divide a cake; first person cuts, second person chooses
[Poundstone]
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4273
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Kant's Moral Law is the rules rational beings would accept when trying to live by agreement
[Scruton]
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21038
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Does consent create the obligation, or must there be some benefit?
[Sandel]
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21039
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Moral contracts involve both consent and reciprocity; making the deal, and keeping it
[Sandel]
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21036
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Not all deals are fair deals
[Sandel]
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