Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Proclus, Hastings Rashdall and Peter (Pyotr) Kropotkin

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8 ideas

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

13165

Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus]

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

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

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

9569	The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus]

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]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality

20486

Only liberty, equality and sympathy can stand up to anti-social people [Kropotkin]

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]