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'Protagoras', 'Empty Names' and 'A Critique of Utilitarianism'
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value
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Maybe the unthinkable is a moral category, and considering some options is dishonourable or absurd [Williams,B]
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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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Consequentialism assumes that situations can be compared [Williams,B]
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For a consequentialist massacring 7 million must be better than massacring 7 million and one [Williams,B]
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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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