Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Leucippus, Iamblichus and Adam Smith

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5 ideas

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

490	Everything happens by reason and necessity [Leucippus]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / i. Moral luck

5126	A carelessly thrown brick is condemned much more if it hits someone [Smith,A, by Harman]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism

20991

People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity [Smith,A]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism

20680

Selfish profit-seeking increases collective wealth, so greed is good, and egoism is altruism [Smith,A, by Harari]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question

1515	Pythagoreans believe it is absurd to seek for goodness anywhere except with the gods [Iamblichus]