21 ideas
21959 | Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW] |
21958 | Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW] |
7404 | Nations are not obliged to help one-another, but are obliged not to harm one another [Grotius, by Tuck] |
8239 | If the King likes music then there is hope for the state [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
23398 | Human nature is naturally compassionate and good (as a 'sprout'), but people may not be good [Mengzi (Mencius), by Norden] |
23400 | Righteousness is extending the unthinkable, to reveal what must be done [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
23399 | Each correct feeling relies on an underlying virtue [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8235 | Should a coward who ran fifty paces from a battle laugh at another who ran a hundred? [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
7402 | Everyone has a right of self-preservation, and harming others is usually unjustifiable [Grotius, by Tuck] |
8240 | A true king shares his pleasure with the people [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
21938 | Democracy needs respect for individuality, but the 'community of friends' implies strict equality [Grotius] |
8237 | Extend the treatment of the old and young in your family to the rest of society [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
19845 | A person is free to renounce their state, as long as it is not a moment of crisis [Grotius, by Rousseau] |
22133 | Grotius and Pufendorf based natural law on real (rather than idealised) humanity [Grotius, by Ford,JD] |
7406 | A natural right of self-preservation is balanced by a natural law to avoid unnecessary harm [Grotius, by Tuck] |
7403 | Grotius ignored elaborate natural law theories, preferring a basic right of self-preservation [Grotius, by Tuck] |
8241 | Only put someone to death if the whole population believes it is deserved [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
23585 | It is permissible in a just cause to capture a place in neutral territory [Grotius] |
8238 | Seeking peace through war is like looking for fish up a tree [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
8236 | Avoid the animals you are going to eat, as it is hard once you have got to know them [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
6892 | Moral principles have some validity without a God commanding obedience [Grotius, by Mautner] |