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Ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Existentialism and Humanism' and 'Axiomatic Theories of Truth (2013 ver)'

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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

3843	There is no human nature [Sartre]
	Full Idea: There is no human nature.
	From: Jean-Paul Sartre (Existentialism and Humanism [1945], p.28)
	A reaction: Everything which can be individuated has a nature, say I, wearing my Aristotelian lapel badge. Does he think the same of cats? Does he think the mind is a blank page?

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / a. Nature of value

20762	There are no values to justify us, and no excuses [Sartre]
	Full Idea: There are no values or commands to turn to which legitimize our conduct. …We are alone with no excuses.
	From: Jean-Paul Sartre (Existentialism and Humanism [1945], p.296), quoted by Kevin Aho - Existentialism: an introduction 6 'Bad'
	A reaction: If there are no values or duties, why might you ever need excuses?

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / d. Subjective value

3852	If values depend on us, freedom is the foundation of all values [Sartre]
	Full Idea: Once a man has seen that values depend upon himself, he can only will one thing, and that is freedom as the foundation of all values.
	From: Jean-Paul Sartre (Existentialism and Humanism [1945], p.51)
	A reaction: I don't think so. Is freedom the foundation of all arithmetic, because I am untrammelled when doing addition? Values are ridiculous if they don't reflect facts.