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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…
- What is faith? If you believe something because you have evidence for it, or rational argument, that is not faith. So faith seems to be…
- I believe that in this new world that we live in, we often have a responsibility, you know, to actually go beyond the thou shalt…
- I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise,…
- At the descriptive level, certainly, you would expect different cultures to develop different sorts of ethics and obviously they have; that doesn't mean that you…
- I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to…
- If you go back in time you'll find tribes that were essentially only concerned with their own tribal members. If you were a member of…
- If you're buying animal products and can go to the farm and actually see how the animals are looked after, yes, that's an important point.…
- In the sense that you're not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, everyone is marginalised; my…
- 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…
- In a situation where many national leaders do the same thing and look out for national interests, and with an issue like global warming, you're…
- To be a utilitarian means that you judge actions as right or wrong in accordance with whether they have good consequences. So you try to…
- Today, if you have an Internet connection, you have at your fingertips an amount of information previously available only to those with access to the…
- Well the real concept of basic needs if you cut it right down are simply the physical needs that are unavoidable for all of us.…
- What you could say, and what I do argue in the book, is that he doesn't have as much concern for the lives of Iraqis…
- For example, one way of giving yourself a strong incentive to reach your goal is to commit to pay money to someone if you fail.…
- Then I think the sense of it being one community breaks down; but if you know instantly and respond within twenty-four hours, it's a very…
- They tend to be pretty abstract ones then, like doing what will have the best consequences; obviously you wouldn't specify what consequences are best, they…
- You might hold an ethical position that it's wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you want to…
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- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello