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All the ideas for 'On Motion', 'The Golden Bowl, and Lit as Moral Philosophy' and 'Persons, Character and Morality'

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5 ideas

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
The Aristotelian idea that choices can be perceived needs literary texts to expound it [Nussbaum]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
It is important that a person can change their character, and not just be successive 'selves' [Williams,B]
Kantians have an poor account of individuals, and insist on impartiality, because they ignore character [Williams,B]
23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
For utilitarians states of affairs are what have value, not matter who produced them [Williams,B]
27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 1. Relativity / a. Special relativity
Motion is not absolute, but consists in relation [Leibniz]