9 ideas
21375 | Reason can be vicious, and great crimes have to be rational [Schopenhauer] |
21379 | Man's three basic ethical incentives are egoism, malice and compassion [Schopenhauer] |
22375 | Moral judgements need more than the relevant facts, if the same facts lead to 'x is good' and 'x is bad' [Foot] |
22378 | We can't affirm a duty without saying why it matters if it is not performed [Foot] |
22377 | Whether someone is rude is judged by agreed criteria, so the facts dictate the value [Foot] |
22376 | Facts and values are connected if we cannot choose what counts as evidence of rightness [Foot] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
21376 | Philosophy treats animals as exploitable things, ignoring the significance of their lives [Schopenhauer] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |