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“The concept of justice I take to be defined, then, by the role of its principles in assigning rights and duties and in defining the appropriate division of social advantages. A conception of justice is an interpretation of this role.”

Social Justice Principles Roles Rights Duty Concepts Advantage Defined Appropriate Interpretation Division Conception Defining Rights And Duties

Book:A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice

“One of the most destructive anti-concepts in the history of moral philosophy is the term 'duty.”

Philosophy Term Moral Duty Concepts Destructive Moral Philosophy

Book:Philosophy: Who Needs It

Source: Philosophy: Who Needs It

“The feminization of America has made emotions sacrosanct while condemning as cold and unfeeling rigorous concepts such as duty andhonor. Propelled by incessant hosannas to woman's "finer" this and "softer" that, we make emotional decisions instead of ethical ones and then congratulate ourselves for having "heart.”

Heart Made America Decision Emotion Feminism Emotional Duty Cold Concepts Ethical Condemning Incessant Unfeeling

Author:Florence King

“The basic of all morality is duty, a concept with the same relation to group that self-interest has to individual.”

Self Individual Interest Groups Duty Morality Concepts Relation Self Interest Survival Instinct

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“Schiller never wanted to replace the moral with the aesthetic but he did want the moral to be one part of the aesthetic. He rightly notes the aesthetic dimension of morality, that we use concepts like grace to characterise people who do their duty with ease and pleasure.”

People Want Use Wanted Pleasure Moral Grace Duty Morality Concepts Notes Ease Dimensions Aesthetic

Author:Frederick C. Beiser

“It's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods. These laws try to fix something that was never broken. There has always been a legal defense for using deadly force if - and the 'if' is important - if no safe retreat is available. But we must examine laws that take this further by eliminating the common sense and age-old requirement that people who feel threatened have a duty to retreat, outside their home, if they can do so safely.”