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All the ideas for 'De Natura Corporis', 'Rationality and Virtue' and 'Against Euthanasia'

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7 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
12710 As well as extension, bodies contain powers [Leibniz]
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason
22480 Possessing the virtue of justice disposes a person to good practical rationality [Foot]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / h. Expressivism
22477 Calling a knife or farmer or speech or root good does not involve attitudes or feelings [Foot]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue
22478 The essential thing is the 'needs' of plants and animals, and their operative parts [Foot]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice
22479 Observing justice is necessary to humans, like hunting to wolves or dancing to bees [Foot]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 2. Euthanasia
4050 We only allow voluntary euthanasia to someone who is both sane and crazed by pain [Kamisar]
4051 People will volunteer for euthanasia because they think other people want them dead [Kamisar]