17 ideas
23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
23865 | Morality would improve if people could pursue private interests [Weil] |
22871 | The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey] |
23866 | In oppressive societies the scope of actual control is extended by a religion of power [Weil] |
23871 | No central authority can initiate decentralisation [Weil] |
23867 | After a bloody revolution the group which already had the power comes to the fore [Weil] |
23870 | Decentralisation is only possible by co-operation between strong and weak - which is absurd [Weil] |
22876 | Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey] |
22875 | Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey] |
23863 | Only individual people of good will can achieve social progress [Weil] |
22874 | Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey] |
23869 | In the least evil societies people can think, control community life, and be autonomous [Weil] |
23861 | Marx showed that capitalist oppression, because of competition, is unstoppable [Weil] |
23868 | The pleasure of completing tasks motivates just as well as the whip of slavery [Weil] |
23864 | Inequality could easily be mitigated, if it were not for the struggle for power [Weil] |