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'Syntagma', 'Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy' and 'Nature and Utility of Religion'
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 3. Promise Keeping
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Promise keeping increases reliability, by making deliberation focus on something which would be overlooked [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 5. Free Rider
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A weakness of contractual theories is the position of a person of superior ability and power [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
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A crucial feature of moral thought is second-order desire - the desire to have certain desires [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 1. Deontology
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'Deon' in Greek means what one must do; there was no word meaning 'duty' [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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Obligation and duty look backwards (because of a promise or job), although the acts are in the future [Williams,B]
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"Ought implies can" is a famous formula in connection with moral obligation [Williams,B]
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Not all moral deliberations lead to obligations; some merely reveal what 'may' be done [Williams,B]
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The concept of a 'duty to myself' is fraudulent [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
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Why should I think of myself as both the legislator and the citizen who follows the laws? [Williams,B]
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If the self becomes completely impartial, it no longer has enough identity to worry about its interests [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 3. Motivation for Altruism
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Utilitarian benevolence involves no particular attachments, and is immune to the inverse square law [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 7. Existential Action
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Ethical conviction must be to some extent passive, and can't just depend on the will and decisions [Williams,B]
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Taking responsibility won't cure ethical uncertainty by; we are uncertain what to decide [Williams,B]
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