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All the ideas for 'Letters', 'The Philosophy of History' and 'Aristotle on Friendship'

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8 ideas

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
21796 Man is God if he raises himself, by denying his nature and finitude [Hegel]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value
4581 Virtues and vices are like secondary qualities in perception, found in observers, not objects [Hume]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
4580 All virtues benefit either the public, or the individual who possesses them [Hume]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship
2685 The Greek 'philia' covers all good and fruitful relationships [Cooper,JM]
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 1. Slavery
21783 State slavery is a phase of education, moving towards a full culture [Hegel]
21784 Slavery is unjust, because humanity is essentially free [Hegel]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 3. Final causes
4579 The idea of a final cause is very uncertain and unphilosophical [Hume]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
20705 That events could be uncaused is absurd; I only say intuition and demonstration don't show this [Hume]