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All the ideas for 'Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong', 'Contributions of Philosophy (On Appropriation)' and 'Letters'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

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When philosophy makes itself intelligible, it commits suicide [Heidegger]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions

23903

When we admire a work, we see ourselves as its creator [Weil]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / f. Ethical non-cognitivism

4761	The 'error theory' of morals says there is no moral knowledge, because there are no moral facts [Mackie, by Engel]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality

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Relationships depend on equality, so unequal treatment kills them [Weil]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 5. Bible

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The cruelty of the Old Testament put me off Christianity [Weil]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

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I attach little importance to immortality, which is an undecidable fact, and irrelevant to us [Weil]