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'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'The View from Nowhere' and 'Rationality in Action'
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 3. Promise Keeping
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Promises hold because I give myself a reason, not because it is an institution [Searle]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 1. Deontology
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Something may be 'rational' either because it is required or because it is acceptable [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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'Ought' implies that there is a reason to do something [Searle]
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If cockroaches can't think about their actions, they have no duties [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
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If we can decide how to live after stepping outside of ourselves, we have the basis of a moral theory [Nagel]
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We should see others' viewpoints, but not lose touch with our own values [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 6. Motivation for Duty
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We find new motives by discovering reasons for action different from our preexisting motives [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 3. Motivation for Altruism
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Utilitarianism is too demanding [Nagel]
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