13 ideas
7823 | Lucretius was rediscovered in 1417 [Grayling] |
7809 | In an honour code shame is the supreme punishment, and revenge is a duty [Grayling] |
22262 | Kant's moral law has no foundation - because that would undermine its priority [Sandel] |
22264 | Modern liberal rights in democracies protect individuals against the majority [Sandel] |
22261 | Liberals say rights always come first, and justice is neutral on social values [Sandel] |
22263 | Liberal justice means the withdrawal of the self, as transcendental or as unencumbered [Sandel] |
22805 | Liberalism concerns rights, and communitarianism concerns the common good [Sandel, by Avineri/De-Shalit] |
7824 | If suicide is lawful, but assisting suicide is unlawful, powerless people are denied their rights [Grayling] |
16713 | Philosophers are the forefathers of heretics [Tertullian] |
7819 | Religion gives answers, comforts, creates social order, and panders to superstition [Grayling] |
6610 | I believe because it is absurd [Tertullian] |
7818 | In Greek mythology only heroes can go to heaven [Grayling] |
7817 | To make an afterlife appealing, this life has to be denigrated [Grayling] |