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What does Beneton say about the modern conception of equality, as compared to the premodern understanding of equality? it is more limited it is superior it harmonizes better with liberty it is not substantive |
it is not substantive |
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Why does Machiavelli call Agathocles virtuous? agathocles intelligently used brutal force in order to gain and maintain power agathocles was known for taking justice as the most important consideration in ruling agathocles understood that the state is only as strong as it’s military agathocles was a devout christian who governed under papal authority |
agathocles intelligently used brutal force in order to gain and maintain power |
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instead of speculative philosophy, Descartes proposes a new science with the aim of: complete and absolute certainty knowledge of ultimate truth a fuller understanding of god mastery of the material universe |
mastery of the material universe |
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Descartes illustrates the moral theory he used to derive his method with what analogy? a general laying siege to a city a geometry deriving the angle of a triangle a traveler lost in a forest caesar crossing the rubicon |
a traveler lost in a forest |
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How does Hobbes define felicity, or happiness? assurance of safety from harm virtuous living with sufficient good fortune repeated success in obtaining what one desires harmony with the will of god |
repeated success in obtaining what one desires |
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what does hobbes say the final end of the commonwealth is? to secure religious freedom to serve god as a community to remove men from the war against all to create virtuous citizenry |
to remove men from the war of all against all |
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How does Locke define freedom? the physical ability to accomplish an action the ability to choose the true good from apparent goods the exercise of self-government the absence of suffering |
the physical ability to accomplish an action |
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true or false: locke would agree with the statement: good and evil can be understood as just another way of talking about pleasure and pain |
true |
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in his letter on religious toleration, locke says that “true religion” consists of: visiting the sick and the fatherless contemplation of the nature of god imitating jesus’ character and actions the inward persuasion of the mind |
the inward persuasion of the mind |
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the earth, locke says, was given by god to mankind in common. however, private property can be obtained by: mixing one’s labor with the fruits of nature deeds granted by lawful government the use of force to conquer land virtuous living |
mixing one’s labor with the fruits of nature |
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what does rousseau say separates humans from animals? humans can resist acting on their instincts humans were made in the image of god humans are conscious of their own existence humans can use reason to change the world |
humans can resist acting on their instincts |
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how does rousseau define the social contract? an agreement between individuals obey the sovereign the collective decision to obey the temporal authority of the pope an agreement to turn the enforcement of the natural law over to a government the complete surrender of individual rights to the community |
the complete surrender of individual rights to the community |
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What does Beneton say about the modern conception of equality, as compared to the premodern understanding of equality? it is more limited it is superior it harmonizes better with liberty it is not substantive |
it is not substantive |
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3 stages of the rights of man |
1) moderate liberalism 2) ideological subversion (violently dissolve by revolution) 3) equality by default (slowly dissolve by extreme radicalism) |
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truth and tolerance |
truth: unarguable, only requires truth tolerance: requires something else, demanded but seldom returned (some shared public + tolerance to opposing belief) aligns with beneton’s substantive democracy |
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stages of the rights of man |
m i e |
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versions of equality |
substantive equality (vertical, equal in humanity, unequal in ability, transcendence) equality by default (equal first, no moral hierarchy, nothing brings man closer to God) |
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beneton on scientism |
creates soulless institutions no morality procedural democracy (democracy only thing that binds men) |
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4 characteristics of scientism |
gent superior, external abstains from thought proven universal |
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liberal democracy |
procedural substantive |
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liberal democracy |
procedural substantive |
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procedural democracy |
derived from equality by default nothing bigger than procedures political loss is a lot harder to deal with |
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liberal democracy |
procedural substantive |
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procedural democracy |
derived from equality by default nothing bigger than procedures political loss is a lot harder to deal with |
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substantive democracy |
beneton prefers this one something bigger than democracy that gives purpose and life to democracy |
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murray on race |
racism is not something that we can ignore but not the end all be all |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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machiavelli as an italian patriot |
i love my fatherland more than my own soul i love materialism |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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machiavelli as an italian patriot |
i love my fatherland more than my own soul i love materialism |
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machi’s aim and purpose |
new prince in new cut princes seek for effectual truth |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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machiavelli as an italian patriot |
i love my fatherland more than my own soul i love materialism |
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machi’s aim and purpose |
new prince in new cut princes seek for effectual truth |
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effectual truth |
what gets material substance transcendent truth subversion |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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machiavelli as an italian patriot |
i love my fatherland more than my own soul i love materialism |
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machi’s aim and purpose |
new prince in new cut princes seek for effectual truth |
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effectual truth |
what gets material substance transcendent truth subversion |
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machi’s style of writing |
subtle and shocking |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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machiavelli as an italian patriot |
i love my fatherland more than my own soul i love materialism |
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machi’s aim and purpose |
new prince in new cut princes seek for effectual truth |
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effectual truth |
what gets material substance transcendent truth subversion |
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machi’s style of writing |
subtle and shocking |
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armed prophets |
anyone who succeeds must be armed and backed obtain and maintain material goods |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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machiavelli as an italian patriot |
i love my fatherland more than my own soul i love materialism |
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machi’s aim and purpose |
new prince in new cut princes seek for effectual truth |
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effectual truth |
what gets material substance transcendent truth subversion |
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machi’s style of writing |
subtle and shocking |
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armed prophets |
anyone who succeeds must be armed and backed obtain and maintain material goods |
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machi on morality |
doesn’t work appearance of morality well-used cruelty |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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agathocles |
satisfaction and stupefaction well used cruelty subversion of virtue |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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machiavelli as an italian patriot |
i love my fatherland more than my own soul i love materialism |
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machi’s aim and purpose |
new prince in new cut princes seek for effectual truth |
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effectual truth |
what gets material substance transcendent truth subversion |
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machi’s style of writing |
subtle and shocking |
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armed prophets |
anyone who succeeds must be armed and backed obtain and maintain material goods |
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machi on morality |
doesn’t work appearance of morality well-used cruelty |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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agathocles |
satisfaction and stupefaction well used cruelty subversion of virtue |
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hobbes’ state of nature |
war of all against all; nasty, brutish, short rational passion felicity universal right to do anything necessary to preserve life |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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machiavelli as an italian patriot |
i love my fatherland more than my own soul i love materialism |
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machi’s aim and purpose |
new prince in new cut princes seek for effectual truth |
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effectual truth |
what gets material substance transcendent truth subversion |
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machi’s style of writing |
subtle and shocking |
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armed prophets |
anyone who succeeds must be armed and backed obtain and maintain material goods |
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machi on morality |
doesn’t work appearance of morality well-used cruelty |
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what is the war on the west |
double standard solution is gratitude to heritage |
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agathocles |
satisfaction and stupefaction well used cruelty subversion of virtue |
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hobbes’ state of nature |
war of all against all; nasty, brutish, short rational passion felicity universal right to do anything necessary to preserve life |
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hobbes’ idealism |
modern natural rights can’t be taken by governing body |
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significance of the obama video |
descartes was the base for that science is central science rules |
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three paths of modernity |
scientism (desi) political (machi) theological (martin luther) |
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descartes on pagan morality |
kingdom built on sand many ways of thinking = ugly city |
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machiavelli as an italian patriot |
i love my fatherland more than my own soul i love materialism |
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machi’s aim and purpose |
new prince in new cut princes seek for effectual truth |
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effectual truth |
what gets material substance transcendent truth subversion |
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machi’s style of writing |
subtle and shocking |
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armed prophets |
anyone who succeeds must be armed and backed obtain and maintain material goods |
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machi on morality |
doesn’t work appearance of morality well-used cruelty |
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hobbes’ sovereign |
established to escape the state of nature covenant with each other to lay down their individual rights |
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hobbes’ sovereign’s duties |
protect from state of nature unbounded politics dedicated to material well-being (machi-universalized) |
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locke’s morality |
utility supported by custom and belief in God different ways of talking about pleasure and pain pleasure: useful pain: unuseful |
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locke’s state of nathee |
blank slate individualism natural rights to life, liberty, and property |
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locke’s property |
everything is earned god created the earth for the industrious to be used for their benefit |
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locke’s property |
everything is earned god created the earth for the industrious to be used for their benefit |
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2 justifications of property |
mixing with labor don’t let it spoil |
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locke on toleration |
supports toleration because religion is separate from state no roman catholics or atheists religion is private |
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locke on toleration |
supports toleration because religion is separate from state no roman catholics or atheists religion is private |
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body and soul |
locke |
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locke on toleration |
supports toleration because religion is separate from state no roman catholics or atheists religion is private |
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body and soul |
locke |
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locke’s human nature |
blank slates, everything comes from experiences, socially constructed |
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locke on toleration |
supports toleration because religion is separate from state no roman catholics or atheists religion is private |
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body and soul |
locke |
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locke’s human nature |
blank slates, everything comes from experiences, socially constructed |
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locke’s human freedom |
desire: uneasiness physical ability to pursue uneasiness |
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R’s state of nature |
perfect freedom man is free but everywhere he is in chains peach |
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R’s morality |
amour de soi: innocent self love amour de propre: dependence on others for love (pride) |
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R’s morality |
amour de soi: innocent self love amour de propre: dependence on others for love (pride) |
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why be moral |
perfection of soul divine law self interest |
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R’s morality |
amour de soi: innocent self love amour de propre: dependence on others for love (pride) |
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why be moral |
perfection of soul divine law self interest |
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R’s main source of corruption |
property rights comparison benson |
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R’s morality |
amour de soi: innocent self love amour de propre: dependence on others for love (pride) |
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why be moral |
perfection of soul divine law self interest |
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R’s main source of corruption |
property rights comparison benson |
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R’s purpose |
pursue state of nature civilization corrupts |
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R’s morality |
amour de soi: innocent self love amour de propre: dependence on others for love (pride) |
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why be moral |
perfection of soul divine law self interest |
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R’s main source of corruption |
property rights comparison benson |
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R’s purpose |
pursue state of nature civilization corrupts |
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alienation and three solutions |
experiencing life through how others see you radical alienation family bohemian poet |
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R’s morality |
amour de soi: innocent self love amour de propre: dependence on others for love (pride) |
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why be moral |
perfection of soul divine law self interest |
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R’s main source of corruption |
property rights comparison benson |
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R’s purpose |
pursue state of nature civilization corrupts |
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alienation and three solutions |
experiencing life through how others see you radical alienation family bohemian poet |
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r’s real and ideal |
real: rich create government ideal: government created to save property |
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R’s morality |
amour de soi: innocent self love amour de propre: dependence on others for love (pride) |
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why be moral |
perfection of soul divine law self interest |
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R’s main source of corruption |
property rights comparison benson |
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R’s purpose |
pursue state of nature civilization corrupts |
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alienation and three solutions |
experiencing life through how others see you radical alienation family bohemian poet |
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r’s real and ideal |
real: rich create government ideal: government created to save property |
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r’s freedom |
resist instinct personal collective |
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R’s morality |
amour de soi: innocent self love amour de propre: dependence on others for love (pride) |
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why be moral |
perfection of soul divine law self interest |
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R’s main source of corruption |
property rights comparison benson |
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R’s purpose |
pursue state of nature civilization corrupts |
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alienation and three solutions |
experiencing life through how others see you radical alienation family bohemian poet |
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r’s real and ideal |
real: rich create government ideal: government created to save property |
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r’s freedom |
resist instinct, what separates us from animals personal collective |
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good job |
you’re amazing |