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All the ideas for 'Community and Citizenship', 'The Idea of the Brain' and 'On the Basis of Morality'

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7 ideas

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain
23226 There is a single mouse neuron which has 862 inputs and 626 outputs [Cobb]
23216 The brain is not passive, and merely processing inputs; it is active, and intervenes in the world [Cobb]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics
21375 Reason can be vicious, and great crimes have to be rational [Schopenhauer]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
21379 Man's three basic ethical incentives are egoism, malice and compassion [Schopenhauer]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
22817 Citizenship involves a group of mutually supporting rights, which create community and equality [Miller,D]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism
22816 Socialists reject nationality as a false source of identity [Miller,D]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights
21376 Philosophy treats animals as exploitable things, ignoring the significance of their lives [Schopenhauer]