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All the ideas for 'Aristotle and Kant on the Source of Value', 'Remembrance of Things Past' and 'Statistical Explanation'

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7 ideas

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
14366 An explanation is a table of statistical information [Salmon, by Strevens]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind
7845 When we need to do something, we depute an inner servant to remind us of it [Proust]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value
18225 If we can't reason about value, we can reason about the unconditional source of value [Korsgaard]
18228 An end can't be an ultimate value just because it is useless! [Korsgaard]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good
18224 Goodness is given either by a psychological state, or the attribution of a property [Korsgaard]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation
18233 Contemplation is final because it is an activity which is not a process [Korsgaard]
18226 For Aristotle, contemplation consists purely of understanding [Korsgaard]