16 ideas
13418 | The old problems with the axiom of choice are probably better ascribed to the law of excluded middle [Parsons,C] |
13419 | If functions are transfinite objects, finitists can have no conception of them [Parsons,C] |
13417 | If a mathematical structure is rejected from a physical theory, it retains its mathematical status [Parsons,C] |
7590 | Consequentialism emphasises value rather than obligation in morality [Scruton] |
7589 | Altruism is either emotional (where your interests are mine) or moral (where they are reasons for me) [Scruton] |
7595 | The idea of a right seems fairly basic; justice may be the disposition to accord rights to people [Scruton] |
23831 | The essence of power is illusory prestige [Weil] |
23830 | A group is only dangerous if it endorses an abstract entity [Weil] |
7588 | Allegiance is fundamental to the conservative view of society [Scruton] |
23829 | National leaders want to preserve necessary order - but always the existing order [Weil] |
7594 | Democrats are committed to a belief and to its opposite, if the majority prefer the latter [Scruton] |
7593 | Liberals focus on universal human freedom, natural rights, and tolerance [Scruton, by PG] |
23828 | National prestige consists of behaving as if you could beat the others in a war [Weil] |
7592 | For positivists law is a matter of form, for naturalists it is a matter of content [Scruton] |
23827 | Modern wars are fought in the name of empty words which are given capital letters [Weil] |
7587 | The issue of abortion seems insoluble, because there is nothing with which to compare it [Scruton] |