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All the ideas for 'Letters to Edward Stillingfleet', 'Intuitionism' and 'Reasons and Persons'

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7 ideas

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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Every individual thing which exists has an essence, which is its internal constitution [Locke]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

15994

If it is knowledge, it is certain; if it isn't certain, it isn't knowledge [Locke]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / c. Ethical intuitionism

7260	If there are intuited moral facts, why should we care about them? [Dancy,J]

7261	Internalists say that moral intuitions are motivating; externalist say a desire is also needed [Dancy,J]

7262	Obviously judging an action as wrong gives us a reason not to do it [Dancy,J]

7265	Moral facts are not perceived facts, but perceived reasons for judgements [Dancy,J]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

9762	We should focus less on subjects of experience, and more on the experiences themselves [Parfit]