Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Plotinus, Phil Dowe and 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics
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The Soul reasons about the Right, so there must be some permanent Right about which it reasons [Plotinus]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / c. Ethical intuitionism
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Fear of God is not conscience, which is a natural feeling of offence at bad behaviour [Shaftesbury]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / h. Expressivism
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If an irrational creature with kind feelings was suddenly given reason, its reason would approve of kind feelings [Shaftesbury]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism
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A person isn't good if only tying their hands prevents their mischief, so the affections decide a person's morality [Shaftesbury]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / a. Nature of happiness
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Ecstasy is for the neo-Platonist the highest psychological state of man [Plotinus, by Feuerbach]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / d. Sources of pleasure
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People more obviously enjoy social pleasures than they do eating and drinking [Shaftesbury]
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