14 ideas
22462 | We should speak the truth, but also preserve and pursue it [Foot] |
16654 | Our words and concepts don't always correspond to what is out there [William of Ockham] |
22458 | Consequentialists can hurt the innocent in order to prevent further wickedness [Foot] |
22460 | Why might we think that a state of affairs can be morally good or bad? [Foot] |
22461 | Good outcomes are not external guides to morality, but a part of virtuous actions [Foot] |
22464 | The idea of a good state of affairs has no role in the thought of Aristotle, Rawls or Scanlon [Foot] |
3785 | You can't separate acts from the people performing them [Glover] |
3786 | Aggression in defence may be beneficial but morally corrupting [Glover] |
3784 | Duty prohibits some acts, whatever their consequences [Glover] |
3782 | Satisfaction of desires is not at all the same as achieving happiness [Glover, by PG] |
22463 | Morality is seen as tacit legislation by the community [Foot] |
3787 | Rule-utilitarianism is either act-utilitarianism, or not really utilitarian [Glover] |
22459 | For consequentialism, it is irrational to follow a rule which in this instance ends badly [Foot] |
3783 | How can utilitarianism decide the ideal population size? [Glover] |