Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Taking Rights Seriously', 'Short History of Modern Philosophy' and 'Objections to 'Meditations' (Fifth)'

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8 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

5637	Nowadays logic is seen as the science of extensions, not intensions [Scruton]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 2. Interactionism

3400	Things must have parts to intermingle [Gassendi]

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

5636	Cartesian 'ideas' confuse concepts and propositions [Scruton]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights

5660	Allegiance is prior to the recognition of individual rights [Scruton]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism

23104

Dworkin believed we should promote equality, to increase autonomy [Dworkin, by Kekes]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality

23257

We can treat people as equals, or actually treat them equally [Dworkin, by Grayling]

18621

Treating people as equals is the one basic value of all plausible political theories [Dworkin, by Kymlicka]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

5653	A right is a power which is enforced in the name of justice [Scruton]