Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Middle Works (15 vols, ed Boydston)', 'Morality and Human Sexuality' and 'Ruling Passions'

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9 ideas

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 3. Value of Knowledge

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The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 1. Self and Consciousness

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Habits constitute the self [Dewey]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / d. Weakness of will

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Akrasia is intelligible in hindsight, when we revisit our previous emotions [Blackburn]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

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The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy

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Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey]

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Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism

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Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality

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Why do sexual relationships need permanence, if other relationships don't? [Punzo]

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Does engaging in sexual intercourse really need no more thought than playing tennis? [Punzo]