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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', '01: Book of Genesis' and 'works'

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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

22086	The most important aspect of a human being is not reason, but passion [Kierkegaard, by Carlisle]
	Full Idea: Kierkegaard insisted that the most important aspect of a human being is not reason, but passion.
	From: report of Søren Kierkegaard (works [1845]) by Clare Carlisle - Kierkegaard: a guide for the perplexed Intro
	A reaction: Hume comes to mind for a similar view, but in character Hume was far more rational than Kierkegaard.

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]
	Full Idea: The six perfections are of giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom.
	From: Nagarjuna (Mahaprajnaparamitashastra [c.120], 88)
	A reaction: What is 'morality', if giving is not part of it? I like patience and vigour being two of the virtues, which immediately implies an Aristotelian mean (which is always what is 'appropriate').

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / a. Human distinctiveness

7506	God made man in his own image [Anon (Tor)]
	Full Idea: And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
	From: Anon (Tor) (01: Book of Genesis [c.750 BCE], 1.26)
	A reaction: Since we are obviously not identical in every way with God, we can presumably choose in which respects we think of ourselves as being like Him. Reason, understanding, beauty, goodness, consciousness? A troublesome verse, challenged by Darwin.

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 5. Reference to Natural Kinds

16782	The names of all the types of creature were given forever by Adam [Anon (Tor)]
	Full Idea: Whatsoever Adam called any living creature, the same is its name. And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field.
	From: Anon (Tor) (01: Book of Genesis [c.750 BCE], 02:20)

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question

4013	And God saw the light, that it was good [Anon (Tor)]
	Full Idea: And God saw the light, that it was good.
	From: Anon (Tor) (01: Book of Genesis [c.750 BCE], 01.04)
	A reaction: The text seems to suggest that God did not decide that it was good, but that it conformed to a standard of goodness.