14 ideas
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] |
20565 | Men are created equal, and with certain inalienable rights [Jefferson] |
7595 | The idea of a right seems fairly basic; justice may be the disposition to accord rights to people [Scruton] |
7257 | All modern social systems seem to be conspiracies of the rich [More,T] |
7588 | Allegiance is fundamental to the conservative view of society [Scruton] |
7254 | If you try to get elected, you should be permanently barred from seeking office [More,T] |
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] |
7592 | For positivists law is a matter of form, for naturalists it is a matter of content [Scruton] |
7255 | Only Utopians fail to see glory in warfare [More,T] |
7253 | In Utopia, legal euthanasia is considered honourable [More,T] |
7587 | The issue of abortion seems insoluble, because there is nothing with which to compare it [Scruton] |
7256 | In Utopia, the Supreme Being is identical with Nature [More,T] |