Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Mary Wollstonecraft, Hastings Rashdall and Adam Smith

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9 ideas

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 2. Ethical Self
1457 Morality requires a minimum commitment to the self [Rashdall]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / e. Means and ends
6674 All moral judgements ultimately concern the value of ends [Rashdall]
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]
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]
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]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 12. Feminism
21006 If women share rights with men, they will exhibit similar virtues [Wollstonecraft]
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]