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23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism
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Self-satisfaction is the highest thing for which we can hope [Spinoza]
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Reason demands nothing contrary to nature, and so it demands self-love [Spinoza]
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism
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Both virtue and happiness are based on the preservation of one's own being [Spinoza]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue
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All virtue is founded on self-preservation [Spinoza]
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The more we strive for our own advantage, the more virtuous we are [Spinoza]
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To act virtuously is to act rationally [Spinoza]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism
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The mistake is to think we can prove what can only be seen directly in moral thinking [Prichard]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / d. Virtue theory critique
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Virtues won't generate an obligation, so it isn't a basis for morality [Prichard]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / b. Living naturally
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To live according to reason is to live according to the laws of human nature [Spinoza]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / j. Unity of virtue
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A man ignorant of himself is ignorant of all of the virtues [Spinoza]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage
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In a free man, choosing flight can show as much strength of mind as fighting [Spinoza]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / f. Compassion
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People who live according to reason should avoid pity [Spinoza]
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A person unmoved by either reason or pity to help others is rightly called 'inhuman' [Spinoza]
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Pity is a bad and useless thing, as it is a pain, and rational people perform good deeds without it [Spinoza]
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Pity is not a virtue, but at least it shows a desire to live uprightly [Spinoza]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth
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Rational people judge money by needs, and live contented with very little [Spinoza]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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We feel obligations to overcome our own failings, and these are not relations to other people [Prichard]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
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Rational people are self-interested, but also desire the same goods for other people [Spinoza]
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A rational person will want others to have the goods he seeks for himself [Spinoza]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
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If pain were instrinsically wrong, it would be immoral to inflict it on ourselves [Prichard]
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