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Analogy of Set and Subset and Contracts in abstracto and Marriage in concreto/in particular
I had a talk with a professor of family law and we are frequently told that there are general ordinances for contracts in general and particular ordinances for marriage.
I am problematised by the ...
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Is there a term for the belief that "if it's legal, it's moral"?
Sometimes I hear arguments that seem to appeal to the fact that something is morally permissible because it is legally permitted. For example:
Abortion is moral because it's legally permitted. ...
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Is there an established name for position that argues against law?
This is my position. But for some reason I'm sure I'm not the first to accept it (I guess some anarchists would have it). So, there likely should be other people with this position. Is there a name ...
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Can I use "nomothetic" to refer to the calculus correctness perspective in the Tractatus?
I'm doing a comparison between the Tractatus Logico Philosophicus and the Philosophical Investications.
I want to remark the difference between the solid formal edifice built in the former, in ...
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What's the difference between a 'duty' and 'obligation'?
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I enrolled in a class, The Philosophy of Human Rights. The authors of the course readings never use 'duty' and 'obligation' interchangeably, so I suspect that the terms may have distinct ...
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