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What did Acton mean by saying “absolute power corrupts absolutely”?
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton said that
"[p]ower tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
What did he mean by this? How might power compel evil or restrict free will?
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On non-duality: Is there really such a thing as evil? [closed]
The non-duality philosophy idea seems to be that polarity is an illusion, because in reality everything is connected and whole. Even when things seem separated they are still connected and depend on ...
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Can a “blood diamond” ever be redeemed for morally good purposes?
I'm looking at the concept of how bad money (blood diamonds for example) relates to good money, and how a transfer from one to the other would occur.
Premise & Example
I don't want to ...
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Does a moral act have to be necessarily beautiful?
Kant argues in his Third Critique (sec. 59) that moral uprightness and decency brings us pleasure as in a reflective, judgment of taste. But must there be an affinity between the good and the ...
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Has anyone formulated a philosophy of moral balance?
That is, if good is done, then evil will be done in proportion to rebalance the moral universe; like wise for evil.
I should be clear, that I'm not advocating this as a moral philosophy, or the seed ...
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Does philosophy have a dark side?
Can the "love of wisdom" be turned into something bad? Were there evil philosophers in the past?
I was recently reading a book about the dark side of psychology, how people use psychological tricks ...
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Is it possible to be truly selfless or altruistic?
Is it possible for people to actually be selfless? It seems that in many cases where someone is being kind, they are actually performing in a manner that will benefit them. Either the recipient of the ...
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Make money and give it away [closed]
If a man makes a lot of money supporting a business that pollutes the environment, and then spends the money supporting environmentally focused charities, is he good or evil? What does philosophy say ...
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How does Kant's moral philosophy define “goodness” and evaluate the moral worth?
Philosophy.SE, this is my first time being here, hence please pardon my inexperience of phrasing the question.
I was discussing the moral philosophy of Kant vs the moral philosophy of the Christian ...
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Are there any non-divine objective standards of good/evil?
This question is a step backwards because I've run into trouble with definitions on my original question: What would be the logical consequences of human will/nature being corrupt?
Is there any way ...
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Are theological questions also philosophical, and if not what distinguishes those that are not?
There have been several questions here about good and evil and about God/gods, some of which I might more intuitively classify as theological rather than philosophical questions. However, many great ...
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Does the dueling notion of good and evil exist in non-Abrahamic (Eastern) philosophies as it does in the Western tradition?
I am looking for discussions about good and evil in non-Abrahamic philosophies (meaning traditionally Eastern schools of thought, such as those from India and China). The reason being, good and evil ...
