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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Psychophysical supervenience' and 'Outline of a System of Utilitarianism'

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

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Extrinsic properties, unlike intrinsics, imply the existence of a separate object [Kim, by Lewis]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

541	Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

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Negative utilitarianism implies that the world should be destroyed, to avoid future misery [Smart]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 3. Motivation for Altruism

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Any group interested in ethics must surely have a sentiment of generalised benevolence [Smart]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

542	Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias]