Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, Hans-Georg Gadamer and James Rachels

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6 ideas

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry

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Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being

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Only language is understandable Being [Gadamer]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value

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Facts don't oppose values; they are integrated into each person's aspirations [Gadamer, by Zimmermann,J]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 2. Euthanasia

4053	If it is desirable that a given patient die, then moral objections to killing them do not apply [Rachels]

4052	It has become normal to consider passive euthanasia while condemning active euthanasia [Rachels]

28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / c. Moral Argument

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God must be fit for worship, but worship abandons morally autonomy, but there is no God [Rachels, by Davies,B]