Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Hastings Rashdall, E Nagel / JR Newman and Armand Marie LeRoi

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / b. Pre-Socratic philosophy

21355

The Pre-Socratics are not simple naturalists, because they do not always 'leave the gods out' [Leroi]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 2. Ethical Self

1457	Morality requires a minimum commitment to the self [Rashdall]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / b. Human rationality

9591	The human intellect has not been, and cannot be, fully formalized [Nagel/Newman]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / e. Means and ends

6674	All moral judgements ultimately concern the value of ends [Rashdall]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 6. Ideal Utilitarianism

6673	Ideal Utilitarianism is teleological but non-hedonistic; the aim is an ideal end, which includes pleasure [Rashdall]

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

1458	Conduct is only reasonable or unreasonable if the world is governed by reason [Rashdall]

1459	Absolute moral ideals can't exist in human minds or material things, so their acceptance implies a greater Mind [Rashdall, by PG]