19 ideas
23664 | Powers are quite distinct and simple, and so cannot be defined [Reid] |
23669 | Thinkers say that matter has intrinsic powers, but is also passive and acted upon [Reid] |
23666 | It is obvious that there could not be a power without a subject which possesses it [Reid] |
23665 | Consciousness is the power of mind to know itself, and minds are grounded in powers [Reid] |
23668 | Our own nature attributes free determinations to our own will [Reid] |
20051 | Reid said that agent causation is a unique type of causation [Reid, by Stout,R] |
5655 | Happiness is not satisfaction of desires, but fulfilment of values [Bradley, by Scruton] |
3282 | The general form of moral reasoning is putting yourself in other people's shoes [Nagel] |
3278 | An egalitarian system must give priority to those with the worst prospects in life [Nagel] |
3275 | Equality was once opposed to aristocracy, but now it opposes public utility and individual rights [Nagel] |
3277 | In judging disputes, should we use one standard, or those of each individual? [Nagel] |
3281 | The ideal of acceptability to each individual underlies the appeal to equality [Nagel] |
3273 | Equality nowadays is seen as political, social, legal and economic [Nagel] |
3274 | Equality can either be defended as good for society, or as good for individual rights [Nagel] |
3276 | A morality of rights is very minimal, leaving a lot of human life without restrictions or duties [Nagel] |
8383 | Day and night are constantly conjoined, but they don't cause one another [Reid, by Crane] |
23667 | Regular events don't imply a cause, without an innate conviction of universal causation [Reid] |
23670 | Scientists don't know the cause of magnetism, and only discover its regulations [Reid] |
23671 | Laws are rules for effects, but these need a cause; rules of navigation don't navigate [Reid] |