Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Confucius, Empedocles and Porphyry
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / h. Against ethics
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All men prefer outward appearance to true excellence [Kongzi (Confucius)]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
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Humans are similar, but social conventions drive us apart (sages and idiots being the exceptions) [Kongzi (Confucius)]
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Justice is each person fulfilling his function [Porphyry]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
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We should avoid the pleasures of love, or at least, should not enact our dreams [Porphyry]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / j. Evil
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Empedocles said good and evil were the basic principles [Empedocles, by Aristotle]
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