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← Virtue is in our own power, and so is vice
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Virtue is not remote: whoever wishes to be virtuous finds it at hand — tap to centre the map on it Virtue is not remote: whoever wishes to be virtuous finds it at hand
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Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Virtue does not come from money; money and every other good come from virtue — tap to centre the map on it Virtue does not come from money; money and every other good come from virtue
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Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice — tap to centre the map on it Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No moral virtue arises in us by nature — tap to centre the map on it No moral virtue arises in us by nature
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: People have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws — tap to centre the map on it People have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
MJ
Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us — tap to centre the map on it Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The virtues needed to lead a good life cannot be formulated as rules — tap to centre the map on it The virtues needed to lead a good life cannot be formulated as rules
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Mortimer Adler — holds since c. 1970 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What is in our power is by nature free; what is not is weak, slavish and in others' power — tap to centre the map on it What is in our power is by nature free; what is not is weak, slavish and in others' power
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Epictetus — holds since c. 89–135 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
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Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God — tap to centre the map on it A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God
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Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. — tap to centre the map on it A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
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Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives — tap to centre the map on it AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". Last stated 13 years ago
2 Oct 2013
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Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. — tap to centre the map on it A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. Last stated 2 years ago
11 Sept 2024
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Scott D. Miller — holds since 2024-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are