Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they're being proved guilty of some crime that would drive the parent into a depression, maybe a suicidal depression.

Quote by Robert Nozick

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There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own...

There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own...

I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about...

I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about...

Whoever makes something having bought or contracted for all other held resources used in the...

Whoever makes something having bought or contracted for all other held resources used in the...

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and...

Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and...

The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between...

The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future;...

There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future;...

I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won't do the...

I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won't do the...

What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how...

What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how...

It's the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I...

It's the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I...

Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to...

Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to...

The fact that we don't keep repeating tests in the same arena is not because...

The fact that we don't keep repeating tests in the same arena is not because...

The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as...

The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as...

It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also...

It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also...

Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them...

Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them...

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Just being honest is not enough. The essential ingredient is executive integrity.

Just being honest is not enough. The essential ingredient is executive integrity.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is...

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is...

What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to...

What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to...