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All the ideas for 'A Résumé of Metaphysics', 'Beyond Individualism' and 'A Critique of Utilitarianism'

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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value
22410 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
22408 Consequentialism assumes that situations can be compared [Williams,B]
22411 For a consequentialist massacring 7 million must be better than massacring 7 million and one [Williams,B]
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / a. Nature of pleasure
5049 Intelligent pleasure is the perception of beauty, order and perfection [Leibniz]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
22409 We don't have a duty to ensure that others do their duty [Williams,B]
23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
22407 Utilitarianism cannot make any serious sense of integrity [Williams,B]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution
22258 Passion for progress is always short-lived [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism
22259 Conservatives are either individualistic, or communal [Sandel]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
22260 Modern liberalism fails to articulate a vision of the common good [Sandel]
28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections
5048 Perfection is simply quantity of reality [Leibniz]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil
5050 Evil serves a greater good, and pain is necessary for higher pleasure [Leibniz]