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- We see things like reciprocity which are fairly central to our view of ethics. But if you're talking about a set of worked-out rules on…
- That's a central part of philosophy, of ethics. What do I owe to strangers? What do I owe to my family? What is it to…
- The belief that the animals exist because God created them - and that he created them so we can better meet our needs - is…
- I'm a Utilitarian, so I don't see the rule against lying as absolute; it's always subject to some overriding utility which may prevent its exercise.
- Had Rumsfeld said at any time 'get me a report on what's going on', he could have had it. You're right, it depends on choices…
- We may feel the pain of falling back from a level of affluence to which we have grown accustomed, but most people in developed countries…
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- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its… — Antonin Artaud
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in… — Alexis Arguello