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'The Sayings of Confucius', 'works' and 'On the Nature of Moral Values'
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / h. Against ethics
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All men prefer outward appearance to true excellence [Kongzi (Confucius)]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
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Humans are similar, but social conventions drive us apart (sages and idiots being the exceptions) [Kongzi (Confucius)]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / a. Nature of value
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Altruistic values concern other persons, and ceremonial values concern practices [Quine]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
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Love seems to diminish with distance from oneself [Quine]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good
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The good is implicitly violent (against evil), so there is no pure good [Derrida]
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