Ideas from 'A Short History of Ethics' by Alasdair MacIntyre [1967], by Theme Structure
[found in 'A Short History of Ethics' by MacIntyre,Alasdair [Routledge 1967,0-415-04027-2]].
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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 4. Early European Thought
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In the Reformation, morality became unconditional but irrational, individually autonomous, and secular
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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 5. Later European Thought
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The Levellers and the Diggers mark a turning point in the history of morality
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 2. Psuche
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When Aristotle speaks of soul he means something like personality
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / j. Ethics by convention
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Sophists don't distinguish a person outside one social order from someone outside all order
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value
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The value/fact logical gulf is misleading, because social facts involve values
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / b. Eudaimonia
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'Happiness' is a bad translation of 'eudaimonia', which includes both behaving and faring well
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice
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'Dikaiosune' is justice, but also fairness and personal integrity
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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My duties depend on my identity, which depends on my social relations
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / a. Natural freedom
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I am naturally free if I am not tied to anyone by a contract
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
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Fans of natural rights or laws can't agree on what the actual rights or laws are
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29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 5. Bible
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The Bible is a story about God in which humans are incidental characters
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