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Ideas for 'Dissoi Logoi - on Double Arguments', 'Infinity: Quest to Think the Unthinkable' and 'On Eternal and Immutable Morality'

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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law

6225	Obligation to obey all positive laws is older than all laws [Cudworth]
	Full Idea: Obligation to obey all positive laws is older than all laws.
	From: Ralph Cudworth (On Eternal and Immutable Morality [1688], Ch.II.3)
	A reaction: Clearly villains can pass wicked laws, so there can't be an obligation to obey all laws (even if they are 'positive', which seems to beg the question). Nevertheless this is a good reason why laws cannot be the grounding of morality.

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / c. Teaching

1565	We learn language, and we don't know who teaches us it [Anon (Diss)]
	Full Idea: We learn language, and we don't know who teaches us it.
	From: Anon (Diss) (Dissoi Logoi - on Double Arguments [c.401 BCE], §6)