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Ideas of A.C. Grayling, by Text
[British, fl. 1999, St Anne's College, Oxford; Professor at Birkbeck, London. Newspaper column, popularising philosophy.]
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Ch.3
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p.100
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The argument from analogy is not a strong inference, since the other being might be an actor or a robot
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Ch.2
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p.31
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6408
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Russell needed three extra axioms to reduce maths to logic: infinity, choice and reducibility
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Ch.2
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p.42
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6414
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Two propositions might seem self-evident, but contradict one another
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Ch.2
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p.18
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7809
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In an honour code shame is the supreme punishment, and revenge is a duty
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Ch.4
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p.77
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7817
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To make an afterlife appealing, this life has to be denigrated
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Ch.4
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p.82
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7818
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In Greek mythology only heroes can go to heaven
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Ch.4
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p.83
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7819
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Religion gives answers, comforts, creates social order, and panders to superstition
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Ch.5
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p.124
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7823
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Lucretius was rediscovered in 1417
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Ch.8
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p.206
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7824
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If suicide is lawful, but assisting suicide is unlawful, powerless people are denied their rights
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2006
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Among the Dead Cities
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Ch.6
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p.212
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7292
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War must also have a good chance of success, and be waged with moderation
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Ch.6
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p.215
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7293
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It is legitimate to do harm if it is the unintended side-effect of an effort to achieve a good
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1
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p.22
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23253
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Majority decisions are only acceptable if the minority interests are not vital
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2
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p.37
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23256
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Liberty and equality cannot be reconciled
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2
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p.55
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23258
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The very concept of democracy entails a need for justice
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3
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p.72
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23259
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There should be separate legislative, executive and judicial institutions
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4
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p.101
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23260
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A cap on time of service would restrict party control and career ambitions
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6
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p.137
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23262
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Experience, sympathy and history are sensible grounds for laying claim to rights
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Conc
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p.170
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23263
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Politics is driven by power cliques
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p.23
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p.23
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23254
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Democracies should require a supermajority for major questions
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p.25
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p.25
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It is essential for democracy that voting is free and well informed
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