219 works selected for the 40 candidate questions. Selections approved by Ben Breen, 29 September 2026. Arguments are unverified. Quotations were chosen by machine and are unchecked.
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1864DostoevskyDostoevsky,Notes from UndergroundRussianFictionFull text
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Записки из подполья
Russian · Fiction
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Open source →- Q22Does organizing daily life by fixed schedules strengthen or weaken self-government?
Weakens. If all acts were tabulated by rules like a table of logarithms, man would be a piano key; he will act against his interest to prove he is not.
- Q22Does organizing daily life by fixed schedules strengthen or weaken self-government?
1894TolstoyTolstoy,The Kingdom of God Is Within YouRussianTreatiseFull text
Leo Tolstoy
Царство Божие внутри вас
Russian · Treatise
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Open source →- Q21Can repeated obedience train a person to obey without judgment?
Yes. Military drill, by deception, blows and vodka, turns sensible young men into soldiers who would bayonet their own fathers on command.
- Q36Should public officials carry out rules without exercising personal moral judgment?
No. The state spreads each act of violence across many officials, each of whom says he only obeyed orders, so that no one feels responsible; every official must refuse.
- Q21Can repeated obedience train a person to obey without judgment?