28 ideas
22519 | Philosophers are revealed by their fears [Billington] |
6685 | 'Subjectivism' is an extension of relativism from the social group to the individual [Graham] |
6699 | The chain of consequences may not be the same as the chain of responsibility [Graham] |
3926 | The human heart has a natural concern for public good [Hume] |
6698 | Negative consequences are very hard (and possibly impossible) to assess [Graham] |
6700 | We can't criticise people because of unforeseeable consequences [Graham] |
3929 | No moral theory is of any use if it doesn't serve the interests of the individual concerned [Hume] |
6704 | Egoism submits to desires, but cannot help form them [Graham] |
3925 | Personal Merit is the possession of useful or agreeable mental qualities [Hume] |
6701 | Rescue operations need spontaneous benevolence, not careful thought [Graham] |
3922 | Justice only exists to support society [Hume] |
23560 | If we all naturally had everything we could ever desire, the virtue of justice would be irrelevant [Hume] |
3918 | Moral philosophy aims to show us our duty [Hume] |
6693 | 'What if everybody did that?' rather misses the point as an objection to cheating [Graham] |
3919 | Conclusions of reason do not affect our emotions or decisions to act [Hume] |
3928 | Virtue just requires careful calculation and a preference for the greater happiness [Hume] |
3923 | No one would cause pain to a complete stranger who happened to be passing [Hume] |
3924 | Nature makes private affections come first, because public concerns are spread too thinly [Hume] |
6691 | It is more plausible to say people can choose between values, than that they can create them [Graham] |
6688 | Life is only absurd if you expected an explanation and none turns up [Graham] |
6705 | Existentialism may transcend our nature, unlike eudaimonism [Graham] |
6690 | A standard problem for existentialism is the 'sincere Nazi' [Graham] |
6689 | The key to existentialism: the way you make choices is more important than what you choose [Graham] |
3921 | The safety of the people is the supreme law [Hume] |
3927 | Society prefers helpful lies to harmful truth [Hume] |
3920 | If you equalise possessions, people's talents will make them unequal again [Hume] |
6706 | The great religions are much more concerned with the religious life than with ethics [Graham] |
6709 | Western religion saves us from death; Eastern religion saves us from immortality [Graham] |