There is no such thing as a collective brain. There is no such thing as a collective thought.
Pride is the highest virtue.
Contractual arrangements are made on this basis and should be honored. Laissez-faire capitalism is the only defensible economic system and any government interference with the pursuit of one's rational happiness is unjust. He claimed that an international society of states had to find and abide by rules of conduct in war and peace thereby formalizing mutual respect for sovereignty. He has never met a dialectic he didn't like. Congratulations to Tuomas Manninen, '99 and Ben McMyler, '00 who had papers accepted to be presented at the annual meeting of Wisconsin Philosophical Association, Saturday, May 2.