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'Protagoras', 'Eight Theories of Ethics' and 'Intro to Contemporary Epistemology'
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility
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The chain of consequences may not be the same as the chain of responsibility [Graham]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / j. Evil
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No one willingly and knowingly embraces evil [Plato]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism
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Negative consequences are very hard (and possibly impossible) to assess [Graham]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / h. Good as benefit
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Some things are good even though they are not beneficial to men [Plato]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / i. Moral luck
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We can't criticise people because of unforeseeable consequences [Graham]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / c. Value of pleasure
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People tend only to disapprove of pleasure if it leads to pain, or prevents future pleasure [Plato]
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Some pleasures are not good, and some pains are not evil [Plato]
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