19 ideas
7914 | To try to be wise all on one's own is folly [Rochefoucauld] |
7118 | La Rochefoucauld's idea of disguised self-love implies an unconscious mind [Rochefoucauld, by Sartre] |
7096 | We may still admire a person's character even if the traits are involuntary [Statman] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
7098 | There is a new sort of moral scepticism, about the possibility of moral theories [Statman] |
7912 | Judging by effects, love looks more like hatred than friendship [Rochefoucauld] |
7915 | Supreme cleverness is knowledge of the real value of things [Rochefoucauld] |
7099 | With a broad concept of flourishing, it might be possible without the virtues [Statman] |
7917 | Realising our future misery is a kind of happiness [Rochefoucauld] |
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] |
7913 | Virtue doesn't go far without the support of vanity [Rochefoucauld] |
7095 | Moral education is better by concrete example than abstract principle [Statman] |
7916 | True friendship is even rarer than true love [Rochefoucauld] |
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] |
9299 | We are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring [Rochefoucauld] |
7103 | Abortion issues focus on the mother's right over her body, and the status of the foetus [Statman] |