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'Protagoras', 'Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong' and 'Against Coherence'
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / f. Ethical non-cognitivism
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The 'error theory' of morals says there is no moral knowledge, because there are no moral facts [Mackie, by Engel]
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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 / 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 / 3. Pleasure / c. Value of pleasure
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Some pleasures are not good, and some pains are not evil [Plato]
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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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