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All the ideas for 'That Politics may be reduced to a Science', 'Moral Luck' and 'Of the First Principles of Government'

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6 ideas

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / i. Moral luck

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If all that matters in morality is motive and intention, that makes moral luck irrelevant [Williams,B]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

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Friendship without community spirit misses out on the main part of virtue [Hume]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions

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It would be absurd if even a free constitution did not impose restraints, for the public good [Hume]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites

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Nobility either share in the power of the whole, or they compose the power of the whole [Hume]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

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There are two kinds of right - to power, and to property [Hume]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights

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It is an exaggeration to say that property is the foundation of all government [Hume]