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All the ideas for 'works', 'Some Main Problems of Philosophy' and 'Utilitarianism and the Virtues'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / c. Philosophy as generalisation

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The main aim of philosophy is to describe the whole Universe. [Moore,GE]

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science

6782	Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth

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We should speak the truth, but also preserve and pursue it [Foot]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

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Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]

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

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Consequentialists can hurt the innocent in order to prevent further wickedness [Foot]

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Why might we think that a state of affairs can be morally good or bad? [Foot]

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Good outcomes are not external guides to morality, but a part of virtuous actions [Foot]

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The idea of a good state of affairs has no role in the thought of Aristotle, Rawls or Scanlon [Foot]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

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Morality is seen as tacit legislation by the community [Foot]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 5. Rule Utilitarianism

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For consequentialism, it is irrational to follow a rule which in this instance ends badly [Foot]