Samuel Scheffler

(1951) Philosopher

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Samuel Scheffler is a philosopher.

Quick Facts About Samuel Scheffler

Born: October 20, 1951
Profession: Philosopher

About Samuel Scheffler

[Wikidata] American philosopher and academic... | [Wikipedia] Samuel Ira Scheffler is a moral and political philosopher, who is University Professor of Philosophy and Law in the Department of Philosophy and the School of Law at New York University.

Quotes by Samuel Scheffler

Philosophical questions and modes of thought just seem natural to me. They mesh with the way my mind works.

Samuel Scheffler

Mind

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We are all seeking to live up to normative standards that we recognize, even if we don't all recognize the same standards.…

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Common

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Tolerance is an essential value in the modern world, and we have daily reminders of how awful the alternatives to it are.…

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Argument

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Our actual lives, including our values, our social relations, our self-conceptions, and many of our concepts, are pervasively shaped both by the…

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Immortal

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Some people think that in order to lead a morally decent life one may sometimes have to forego the possibility of having…

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Authority

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