13 ideas
| 23111 | If we say that freedom depends on rationality, the irrational actions are not free [Sidgwick] |
| 21103 | Moral questions can only be decided by common opinion [Hume] |
| 23059 | Self-interest is not rational, if the self is just a succession of memories and behaviour [Sidgwick, by Gray] |
| 4129 | It is self-evident (from the point of view of the Universe) that no individual has more importance than another [Sidgwick] |
| 21099 | People must have agreed to authority, because they are naturally equal, prior to education [Hume] |
| 21100 | The idea that society rests on consent or promises undermines obedience [Hume] |
| 20495 | We no more give 'tacit assent' to the state than a passenger carried on board a ship while asleep [Hume] |
| 21101 | The people would be amazed to learn that government arises from their consent [Hume] |
| 20588 | Sidwick argues for utilitarian institutions, rather than actions [Sidgwick, by Tuckness/Wolf] |
| 21989 | Man is dominated by money, which is the essence of his alienation [Marx] |
| 6703 | Poor people lack the knowledge or wealth to move to a different state [Hume] |
| 20519 | Marxists say liberal rights are confrontational, and liberal equality is a sham [Marx, by Wolff,J] |
| 21102 | We all know that the history of property is founded on injustices [Hume] |