10 ideas
9379 | A sentence is obvious if it is true, and any speaker of the language will instantly agree to it [Quine] |
22455 | Many ethical theories neglect the power of regretting the ought not acted upon [Williams,B] |
6479 | Noninterference requires justification as much as interference does [Nagel] |
6450 | Morality must be motivating, and not because of pre-moral motives [Nagel] |
22453 | Moral conflicts have a different feeling and structure from belief conflicts [Williams,B, by Foot] |
6447 | Game theory misses out the motivation arising from the impersonal standpoint [Nagel] |
6446 | In ethics we abstract from our identity, but not from our humanity [Nagel] |
6477 | I can only universalise a maxim if everyone else could also universalise it [Nagel] |
6448 | A legitimate system is one accepted as both impartial and reasonably partial [Nagel] |
6478 | Democracy is opposed to equality, if the poor are not a majority [Nagel] |