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All the ideas for 'Free Will Defence', 'On the Happy Life' and 'How free does the will need to be?'

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13 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
13560 A wise man is not subservient to anything [Seneca]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility
20168 Blame usually has no effect if the recipient thinks it unjustified [Williams,B]
20167 Blame partly rests on the fiction that blamed agents always know their obligations [Williams,B]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / a. Idealistic ethics
13558 The supreme good is harmony of spirit [Seneca]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
13559 I seek virtue, because it is its own reward [Seneca]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / j. Unity of virtue
13561 Virtue is always moderate, so excess need not be feared [Seneca]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
13562 It is shameful to not even recognise your own slaves [Seneca]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth
13564 There is far more scope for virtue if you are wealthy; poverty only allows endurance [Seneca]
13563 Why does your wife wear in her ears the income of a wealthy house? [Seneca]
13565 If wealth was a good, it would make men good [Seneca]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / f. Against democracy
13557 Unfortunately the majority do not tend to favour what is best [Seneca]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil
1474 Moral evil may be acceptable to God because it allows free will (even though we don't see why this is necessary) [Plantinga, by PG]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / d. Natural Evil
1475 It is logically possible that natural evil like earthquakes is caused by Satan [Plantinga, by PG]