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Ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Equality' and 'Letters from a Stoic'

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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality
In judging disputes, should we use one standard, or those of each individual? [Nagel]
Equality was once opposed to aristocracy, but now it opposes public utility and individual rights [Nagel]
The ideal of acceptability to each individual underlies the appeal to equality [Nagel]
25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality
Equality nowadays is seen as political, social, legal and economic [Nagel]
Equality can either be defended as good for society, or as good for individual rights [Nagel]
25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
A morality of rights is very minimal, leaving a lot of human life without restrictions or duties [Nagel]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / c. Teaching
Both teachers and pupils should aim at one thing - the improvement of the pupil [Seneca]
One joy of learning is making teaching possible [Seneca]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide
Suicide may be appropriate even when it is not urgent, if there are few reasons against it [Seneca]
If we control our own death, no one has power over us [Seneca]
Sometimes we have a duty not to commit suicide, for those we love [Seneca]