Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science', 'Rationality and Virtue' and 'Go Figure: a Path through Fictionalism'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / b. Pre-Socratic philosophy

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The Pre-Socratics are not simple naturalists, because they do not always 'leave the gods out' [Leroi]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 7. Fictionalism

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Fictionalism allows that simulated beliefs may be tracking real facts [Yablo]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / b. Worlds as fictions

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Governing possible worlds theory is the fiction that if something is possible, it happens in a world [Yablo]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

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Possessing the virtue of justice disposes a person to good practical rationality [Foot]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / h. Expressivism

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Calling a knife or farmer or speech or root good does not involve attitudes or feelings [Foot]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue

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The essential thing is the 'needs' of plants and animals, and their operative parts [Foot]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice

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Observing justice is necessary to humans, like hunting to wolves or dancing to bees [Foot]