Discourse Quote by Catherine Wilson Download Open image “I think we do have a better understanding now of how moral thought and discourse function.” — Catherine Wilson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Discourse Function Learning Moral Thinking Understanding
There's a great deal of difference between thinking reflectively about moral issues and achieving higher standards of ethical behavior. — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
If we look at our attitudes consistently and work out the logical implications we're on the road to moral progress, moral understanding. — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
I think we need to start thinking about grounding our moral systems in our biology. — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
There is a much more exact correspondence between the natural and moral world than we are apt to take notice of. — Joseph Butler Copy Share Image
A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life. — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
Even in this glowering age, morality animates our lives with meaning. — Armstrong Williams Copy Share Image
We've had other things come up in their place, but I don't think' anything beats morals. — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
All of our dignity consists in thought. Let us endeavor then to think well; this is the principle of morality. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“Morals can't function normally because morals have been declared intellectually illegal by the subject object metaphysics that dominates present social thought” — Robert Pirsig Copy Share Image
“the existence of the moral sense is a signal that there is an ought, something other than, and transcendent over, what is. We will… — James W Sire Copy Share Image
A moral rule is essentially 'advantage-reducing.' It prohibits you doing something you could do that would serve your interests at someone else's expense. — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
Atomism had no absolute 'above' and 'below' and no such rulers, so favoured the undersranding of justice as an agreement amongst equals. — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
We have to gamble, and sometimes lose as George Ainslie argues; this keeps the appetite for life sharp. — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
There is no single test or formula for producing moral progress anymore than there is for generating scientific truths. It is a process involving… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
Epicurus thought that friendship and conviviality, which require present attention rather than being in an alcoholic stupor, as well as trying to understand and… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
For seventeenth-century astronomers, the Epicurean doctrine of multiple worlds separated by void space was seen to fit with the new Copernican system in which… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
Leibniz accepted the argument that there must be indestructible simple entities if there is to be a complex world, but Epicurean morals and politics… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
I had the idea that there were secret laws of the universe that could explain the baffling human reality around me, and that philosophers… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
The higher the coefficient of inequality (Gini coefficient) in a society, the worse things tend to be for those at the bottom. — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
We call 'Slavery is wrong' a moral truth because there is a specific history of theoretical investigation of a particular kind of slavery. We… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
Moral theory develops from the divine command theory of medieval Christian philosophy, mixed up with a bit of ancient pagan virtue theory, to the… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
Human courtship has some wild extremes. At one end of the spectrum, there is harassment, pestering, blackmail, and an abuse of institutional power, which… — Catherine Wilson Copy Share Image
Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We… — S. I. Hayakawa Copy Share Image
It's fine to talk about politics with people you agree with. But it is rude to argue about politics with people you disagree with.… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
There is no question but that nominally religious scientists like Francis Collins and Kenneth R. Miller are doing lasting harm to our discourse by… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
When the only people in mainstream discourse who care about the working class are Wall Street investors, it really is time to ask where… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am interested in levels of brain discourse. How articulate are the voices in your head? You know, there's a different voice for the… — Anne Enright Copy Share Image
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
What makes power hold good, what makes it accepted, is simply the fact that it doesn't only weigh on us as a force that… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
I've watched politics for years. Republicans rarely get credit for the good things that happen in the economy during their watch. Democrats always get… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the… — John O. Brennan Copy Share Image
I wish we had a more open discourse. It's just a shame that with our 24-hour news media and the Internet, people have become… — Jim James Copy Share Image