12 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
21945 | Foucault originally felt that liberating reason had become an instrument of domination [Foucault, by Gutting] |
21942 | Foucault challenges knowledge in psychology and sociology, not in the basic sciences [Foucault, by Gutting] |
21941 | Unlike Marxists, Foucault explains thought internally, without deference to conscious ideas [Foucault, by Gutting] |
21939 | The author function of any text is a plurality of selves [Foucault, by Gutting] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
21940 | Nature is not the basis of rights, but the willingness to risk death in asserting them [Foucault] |
22265 | I can't defend the view that the majority values of a community are thereby right [Sandel] |
22268 | If persons define themselves by a group membership, insults to that group are a real harm [Sandel] |
22267 | In the liberal view an insult to my group doesn't hurt me, since I'm defined by choices not groups [Sandel] |
21116 | Power is used to create identities and ways of life for other people [Foucault, by Shorten] |
22266 | The case for religious liberty depends on the religion contributing to a morally good life [Sandel] |