16 ideas
| 2181 | It is an absurd Kantian idea that at the limit rationality and freedom coincide [Williams,B] |
| 2176 | There is only a problem of free will if you think the notion of 'voluntary' can be metaphysically deepened [Williams,B] |
| 4317 | We judge weakness of will by an assessment after the event is concluded [Williams,B, by Cottingham] |
| 2174 | Responsibility involves cause, intention, state of mind, and response after the event [Williams,B] |
| 22392 | Morality is inescapable, in descriptive words such as 'dishonest', 'unjust' and 'uncharitable' [Foot] |
| 2178 | In bad actions, guilt points towards victims, and shame to the agent [Williams,B] |
| 23685 | Reason is not a motivator of morality [Foot, by Hacker-Wright] |
| 23691 | Rejecting moral rules may be villainous, but it isn't inconsistent [Foot] |
| 2169 | Greek moral progress came when 'virtue' was freed from social status [Williams,B] |
| 22391 | Saying we 'ought to be moral' makes no sense, unless it relates to some other system [Foot] |
| 2172 | The modern idea of duty is unknown in archaic Greece [Williams,B] |
| 22389 | Morality no more consists of categorical imperatives than etiquette does [Foot] |
| 2180 | If reason cannot lead people to good, we must hope they have an internal voice [Williams,B] |
| 2179 | If the moral self is seen as characterless, then other people have a very limited role in our moral lives [Williams,B] |
| 20565 | Men are created equal, and with certain inalienable rights [Jefferson] |
| 2175 | There is a problem of evil only if you expect the world to be good [Williams,B] |