27 ideas
1749 | If all laws were abolished, philosophers would still live as they do now [Aristippus elder] |
18543 | Do aesthetic reasons count as reasons, if they are rejectable without contradiction? [Scruton] |
18542 | Defining truth presupposes that there can be a true definition [Scruton] |
7096 | We may still admire a person's character even if the traits are involuntary [Statman] |
18546 | The pleasure taken in beauty also aims at understanding and valuing [Scruton] |
18550 | Art gives us imaginary worlds which we can view impartially [Scruton] |
18544 | Maybe 'beauty' is too loaded, and we should talk of fittingness or harmony [Scruton] |
18553 | Beauty shows us what we should want in order to achieve human fulfilment [Scruton] |
18556 | Beauty is rationally founded, inviting meaning, comparison and self-reflection [Scruton] |
18548 | Natural beauty reassures us that the world is where we belong [Scruton] |
18551 | Croce says art makes inarticulate intuitions conscious; rival views say the audience is the main concern [Scruton] |
7098 | There is a new sort of moral scepticism, about the possibility of moral theories [Statman] |
3558 | Only the Cyrenaics reject the idea of a final moral end [Aristippus elder, by Annas] |
18541 | Beauty (unlike truth and goodness) is questionable as an ultimate value [Scruton] |
7099 | With a broad concept of flourishing, it might be possible without the virtues [Statman] |
5835 | The road of freedom is the surest route to happiness [Aristippus elder, by Xenophon] |
3018 | People who object to extravagant pleasures just love money [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius] |
1751 | Pleasure is the good, because we always seek it, it satisfies us, and its opposite is the most avoidable thing [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius] |
7100 | Virtue theory isn't a genuine ethical theory, because it doesn't have universal application [Statman] |
7102 | Promises create moral duties that have nothing to do with character [Statman] |
7095 | Moral education is better by concrete example than abstract principle [Statman] |
7094 | Friends express friendship even when no utility is involved [Statman] |
7093 | Behaviour may be disgusting or inhumane, but violate no duty [Statman] |
7104 | The ancients recognised imperfect duties, but we have added perfect duties like justice [Statman] |
1755 | Errors result from external influence, and should be corrected, not hated [Aristippus elder, by Diog. Laertius] |
7103 | Abortion issues focus on the mother's right over her body, and the status of the foetus [Statman] |
18554 | Prostitution is wrong because it hardens the soul, since soul and body are one [Scruton] |