11 ideas
21461 | I tried to be unsystematic and piecemeal, but failed; my papers presuppose my other views [Lewis] |
16236 | Maybe our persistence conditions concern bodies, rather than persons [Olson, by Hawley] |
6669 | For 'animalism', I exist before I became a person, and can continue after it, so I am not a person [Olson, by Lowe] |
3546 | 'Phronesis' should translate as 'practical intelligence', not as prudence [Annas] |
3547 | Epicureans achieve pleasure through character development [Annas] |
3543 | Cyrenaics pursue pleasure, but don't equate it with happiness [Annas] |
3541 | Ancient ethics uses attractive notions, not imperatives [Annas] |
3550 | Principles cover life as a whole, where rules just cover actions [Annas] |
3551 | Virtue theory tries to explain our duties in terms of our character [Annas] |
3552 | If excessively good actions are admirable but not required, then duty isn't basic [Annas] |
3542 | We should do good when necessary, not maximise it [Annas] |