Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Anaxarchus, Thomas Nagel and Chilo
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 6. Game Theory
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Game theory misses out the motivation arising from the impersonal standpoint [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
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The virtue of man is thoughtful foresight of future events [Chilo, by Diog. Laertius]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 1. Deontology
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Something may be 'rational' either because it is required or because it is acceptable [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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If cockroaches can't think about their actions, they have no duties [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
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We should see others' viewpoints, but not lose touch with our own values [Nagel]
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The general form of moral reasoning is putting yourself in other people's shoes [Nagel]
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As far as possible we should become instruments to realise what is best from an eternal point of view [Nagel]
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If we can decide how to live after stepping outside of ourselves, we have the basis of a moral theory [Nagel]
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In ethics we abstract from our identity, but not from our humanity [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative
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I can only universalise a maxim if everyone else could also universalise it [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 6. Motivation for Duty
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We find new motives by discovering reasons for action different from our preexisting motives [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 3. Motivation for Altruism
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Utilitarianism is too demanding [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism
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If a small brief life is absurd, then so is a long and large one [Nagel]
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