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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

22086	The most important aspect of a human being is not reason, but passion [Kierkegaard, by Carlisle]
	Full Idea: Kierkegaard insisted that the most important aspect of a human being is not reason, but passion.
	From: report of Søren Kierkegaard (works [1845]) by Clare Carlisle - Kierkegaard: a guide for the perplexed Intro
	A reaction: Hume comes to mind for a similar view, but in character Hume was far more rational than Kierkegaard.

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / g. Will to power

122	Moral rules are made by the weak members of humanity [Plato]
	Full Idea: Callicles: It's the weaklings who constitute the majority of the human race who make the rules.
	From: Plato (Gorgias [c.387 BCE], 483b)
	A reaction: An aristocrat bemoans democracy. Presumably the qualification for being a 'weakling' is shortage of money. How strong are the scions of the aristocrats?