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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

20583

If maximising pleasure needs measurement, so does fulfilling desires [Tuckness/Wolf]

20584

Desire satisfaction as the ideal is confused, because we desire what we judge to be good [Tuckness/Wolf]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism

22090

For me time stands still, and I with it [Kierkegaard, by Carlisle]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom

9305	The plebeians bore others; only the nobility bore themselves [Kierkegaard]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 5. Existence-Essence

5650	Reason is just abstractions, so our essence needs a subjective 'leap of faith' [Kierkegaard, by Scruton]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 6. Authentic Self

22095

There are aesthetic, ethical and religious subjectivity [Kierkegaard, by Carlisle]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 7. Existential Action

20747

What matters is not right choice, but energy, earnestness and pathos in the choosing [Kierkegaard]