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Ideas for Stilpo, Protagoras and Mengzi (Mencius)

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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

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Human nature is naturally compassionate and good (as a 'sprout'), but people may not be good [Mengzi (Mencius), by Norden]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / j. Ethics by convention

6016	Early sophists thought convention improved nature; later they said nature was diminished by it [Protagoras, by Miller,FD]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

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Righteousness is extending the unthinkable, to reveal what must be done [Mengzi (Mencius)]