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All the ideas for 'Lectures on the History of Philosophy', 'Paradoxes: Form and Predication' and 'A Critique of Utilitarianism'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Philosophy is the conceptual essence of the shape of history [Hegel]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

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Saying 'they can become a set' is a tautology, because reference to 'they' implies a collection [Cargile]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

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Maybe the unthinkable is a moral category, and considering some options is dishonourable or absurd [Williams,B]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism

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Consequentialism assumes that situations can be compared [Williams,B]

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For a consequentialist massacring 7 million must be better than massacring 7 million and one [Williams,B]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

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We don't have a duty to ensure that others do their duty [Williams,B]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

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Utilitarianism cannot make any serious sense of integrity [Williams,B]