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Ideas for 'The Nature of Things', 'Eight Theories of Ethics' and 'Parerga and Paralipomena'

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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility

6699	The chain of consequences may not be the same as the chain of responsibility [Graham]

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

21483

Man is essentially a dreadful wild animal [Schopenhauer]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism

6698	Negative consequences are very hard (and possibly impossible) to assess [Graham]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / i. Moral luck

6700	We can't criticise people because of unforeseeable consequences [Graham]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / c. Value of pleasure

21466

Pleasure is weaker, and pain stronger, than we expect [Schopenhauer]