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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty

3886	Membership is the greatest source of obligation [Scruton]
	Full Idea: Membership is the greatest source of obligation.
	From: Roger Scruton (Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey [1994], 11.2)
	A reaction: An interesting and rather Aristotelian idea. The alternative is individual debt or obligation.

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative

3895	The categorical imperative is not just individual, but can be used for negotiations between strangers [Scruton]
	Full Idea: The categorical imperative is also an instrument of negotiation and compromise between strangers, through which they can rise out of enmity and confront each other as equals.
	From: Roger Scruton (Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey [1994], 20.6)