16 ideas
1564 | True and false statements can use exactly the same words [Anon (Diss)] |
15571 | The idea of an atemporal realm of validity is as implausible as medieval theology [Heidegger] |
1561 | Anything can be acceptable in some circumstances and unacceptable in others [Anon (Diss)] |
1559 | Thracians think tattooing adds to a girl's beauty, but elsewhere it is a punishment [Anon (Diss)] |
1560 | Lydians prostitute their daughters to raise a dowery, but no Greek would marry such a girl [Anon (Diss)] |
1567 | How could someone who knows everything fail to act correctly? [Anon (Diss)] |
22445 | Morality shows murder is wrong, but not what counts as a murder [Foot] |
22444 | A moral system must deal with the dangers and benefits of life [Foot] |
1563 | Every apparent crime can be right in certain circumstances [Anon (Diss), by PG] |
22447 | Saying something 'just is' right or wrong creates an illusion of fact and objectivity [Foot] |
1562 | It is right to lie to someone, to get them to take medicine they are reluctant to take [Anon (Diss)] |
22448 | We sometimes just use the word 'should' to impose a rule of conduct on someone [Foot] |
15581 | Dasein is always only that which it has chosen to be [Heidegger] |
1566 | The first priority in elections is to vote for people who support democracy [Anon (Diss)] |
1565 | We learn language, and we don't know who teaches us it [Anon (Diss)] |
22446 | In the case of something lacking independence, calling it a human being is a matter of choice [Foot] |