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All the ideas for 'Human Flourishing, Ethics and Liberty', 'Defining 'Intrinsic' (with Rae Langton)' and 'Martin Heidegger in conversation'

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7 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

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Interdefinition is useless by itself, but if we grasp one separately, we have them both [Lewis]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)

15584

I say the manifestation of Being needs humans, and humans only exist as reflected in Being [Heidegger]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

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We must avoid circularity between what is intrinsic and what is natural [Lewis, by Cameron]

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A property is 'intrinsic' iff it can never differ between duplicates [Lewis]

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Ellipsoidal stars seem to have an intrinsic property which depends on other objects [Lewis]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / d. Good as virtue

5121	Basing ethics on flourishing makes it consequentialist, as actions are judged by contributing to it [Harman]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / b. Eudaimonia

5120	What counts as 'flourishing' must be relative to various sets of values [Harman]