Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'On the Soul (frags)', 'Moral Beliefs' and 'Intro to 'Rationality in Greek Thought''

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6 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

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The early philosophers thought that reason has its own needs and desires [Frede,M]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 3. Eliminativism

5997	Dicaearchus said soul does not exist, but is just a configuration of the body [Dicaearchus, by Fortenbaugh]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / e. Ethical cognitivism

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Moral norms are objective, connected to facts about human goods [Foot, by Hacker-Wright]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics

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Morality gives everyone reasons to act, irrespective of their desires [Foot, by Hacker-Wright]

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We all have reason to cultivate the virtues, even when we lack the desire [Foot, by Hacker-Wright]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good

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The meaning of 'good' and other evaluations must include the object to which they attach [Foot]