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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility
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It was Epicurus who made the question of the will's freedom central to ethics [Epicurus, by Grayling]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / j. Ethics by convention
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Some say slavery is unnatural and created by convention, and is therefore forced, and unjust [Aristotle]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
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Spirit [thumos] is the capacity by which we love [Aristotle]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / h. Fine deeds
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Fine things are worthless if they give no pleasure [Epicurus]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / i. Self-interest
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Selfishness is wrong not because it is self-love, but because it is excessive [Aristotle]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / f. Good as pleasure
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Pleasure is the chief good because it is the most natural, especially for animals [Epicurus, by Diog. Laertius]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism
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The function of good men is to confer benefits [Aristotle]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / b. Types of pleasure
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Pains of the soul are worse than pains of the body, because it feels the past and future [Epicurus, by Diog. Laertius]
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Pleasures only differ in their duration and the part of the body affected [Epicurus]
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The end for Epicurus is static pleasure [Epicurus, by Annas]
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