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Expansion for Ethics

1045 1. Philosophy
621 2. Reason
621 3. Truth
784 4. Formal Logic
1241 5. Theory of Logic
1188 6. Mathematics
1037 7. Existence
881 8. Modes of Existence
1522 9. Objects
797 10. Modality
483 11. Knowledge Aims
708 12. Knowledge Sources
631 13. Knowledge Criteria
672 14. Science
540 15. Nature of Minds
487 16. Persons
489 17. Mind and Body
851 18. Thought
833 19. Language
306 20. Action
262 21. Aesthetics
949 22. Metaethics

973 23. Ethics
A. Egoism
26 1. Ethical Egoism
9 2. Hedonism
5 3. Cyrenaic School
B. Contract Ethics
25 1. Contractarianism
14 2. Golden Rule
8 3. Promise Keeping
4 4. Value of Authority
6 5. Free Rider
3 6. Game Theory
3 7. Prisoner's Dilemma
8 8. Contract Strategies
4 9. Contractualism
C. Virtue Theory
53 1. Virtue Theory a. Nature of virtue
22 b. Basis of virtue
17 c. Particularism
19 d. Virtue theory critique
5 2. Elements of Virtue Theory a. Natural virtue
8 b. Living naturally
44 c. Motivation for virtue
28 d. Teaching virtue
45 e. Character
26 f. The Mean
1 g. Desires
9 h. Right feelings
5 i. Absolute virtues
18 j. Unity of virtue
40 3. Virtues a. Virtues
11 b. Temperance
30 c. Justice
15 d. Courage
11 e. Honour
20 f. Compassion
13 g. Contemplation
18 h. Respect
8 4. External Goods a. External goods
2 b. Health
18 c. Wealth
21 d. Friendship
D. Deontological Ethics
24 1. Deontology
44 2. Duty
22 3. Universalisability
27 4. Categorical Imperative
5 5. Persons as Ends
19 6. Motivation for Duty
E. Utilitarianism
36 1. Utilitarianism
8 2. Ideal of Pleasure
8 3. Motivation for Altruism
3 4. Unfairness
4 5. Rule Utilitarianism
1 6. Ideal Utilitarianism
F. Existentialism
23 1. Existentialism
18 2. Nihilism
18 3. Angst
29 4. Boredom
10 5. Existence-Essence
29 6. Authentic Self
16 7. Existential Action
7 8. Eternal Recurrence

906 24. Political Theory
743 25. Social Practice
991 26. Natural Theory
705 27. Natural Reality
428 28. God
294 29. Religion