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All the ideas for 'Commentary on 'De Anima'', 'talk' and 'The Methods of Ethics (7th edn)'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

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Philosophers are revealed by their fears [Billington]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will

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If we say that freedom depends on rationality, the irrational actions are not free [Sidgwick]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death

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The soul conserves the body, as we see by its dissolution when the soul leaves [Toletus]

23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism

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Self-interest is not rational, if the self is just a succession of memories and behaviour [Sidgwick, by Gray]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

4129	It is self-evident (from the point of view of the Universe) that no individual has more importance than another [Sidgwick]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism

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Sidwick argues for utilitarian institutions, rather than actions [Sidgwick, by Tuckness/Wolf]