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Ideas for B Hale / C Wright, John Searle and Marcus Aurelius

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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 3. Promise Keeping

3838	Promises hold because I give myself a reason, not because it is an institution [Searle]
	Full Idea: The obligation to keep a promise does not derive from the institution of promising, ..but from the fact that in promising I freely and voluntarily create a reason for myself.
	From: John Searle (Rationality in Action [2001], Ch.6.IV)

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / b. Living naturally

3069	The art of life is more like the wrestler's than the dancer's [Aurelius]
	Full Idea: The art of life is more like the wrestler's than the dancer's.
	From: Marcus Aurelius (The Meditations (To Himself) [c.170], 7.61)

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty

3813	'Ought' implies that there is a reason to do something [Searle]
	Full Idea: To say that someone 'ought' to do something is to imply that there is a reason for him to do it.
	From: John Searle (Rationality in Action [2001], Ch.1.II)