Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Leibniz: Guide for the Perplexed', 'On the Basis of Morality' and 'Conditionals and Possibilia'

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5 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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Substance needs independence, unity, and stability (for individuation); also it is a subject, for predicates [Perkins]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / c. Truth-function conditionals

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The truth-functional account of conditionals is right, if the antecedent is really acceptable [Jackson, by Edgington]

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

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Reason can be vicious, and great crimes have to be rational [Schopenhauer]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

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Man's three basic ethical incentives are egoism, malice and compassion [Schopenhauer]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights

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Philosophy treats animals as exploitable things, ignoring the significance of their lives [Schopenhauer]