Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Aeschylus, Thomas Nagel and Seneca the Younger
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / c. Objective value
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Total objectivity can't see value, but it sees many people with values [Nagel]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / d. Health
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Humans acquired the concept of virtue from an analogy with bodily health and strength [Seneca, by Allen]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death
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We know death, which is like before birth; ceasing to be and never beginning are the same [Seneca]
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Living is nothing wonderful; what matters is to die well [Seneca]
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It is as silly to lament ceasing to be as to lament not having lived in the remote past [Seneca]
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We don't worry about the time before we were born the way we worry about death [Nagel]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / f. Altruism
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If our own life lacks meaning, devotion to others won't give it meaning [Nagel]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
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Is anything sweeter than valuing yourself more when you find you are loved? [Seneca]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / i. Self-interest
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Selfishness does not produce happiness; to live for yourself, live for others [Seneca]
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