Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Melvin Fitting, Jonathan Glover and Fred Dretske
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / c. Life
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What matters is not intrinsic value of life or rights, but worthwhile and desired life, and avoidance of pain [Glover]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death
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'Death' is best seen as irreversible loss of consciousness, since this is why we care about brain function [Glover]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism
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You can't separate acts from the people performing them [Glover]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / h. Good as benefit
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Aggression in defence may be beneficial but morally corrupting [Glover]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness
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The quality of a life is not altogether independent of its length [Glover]
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