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All the ideas for 'Two Problems of Epistemology', 'On Cruelty' and 'Interview with Philippa Foot'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 4. Early European Thought

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Montaigne was the founding father of liberalism [Montaigne, by Gopnik]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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Particulars can be verified or falsified, but general statements can only be falsified (conclusively) [Popper]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / b. Human rationality

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Full rationality must include morality [Foot]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

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Practical reason is goodness in choosing actions [Foot]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

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It is an odd Humean view to think a reason to act must always involve caring [Foot]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / d. Biological ethics

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Human defects are just like plant or animal defects [Foot]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / k. Ethics from nature

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Humans need courage like a plant needs roots [Foot]

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Concepts such as function, welfare, flourishing and interests only apply to living things [Foot]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value

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There is no fact-value gap in 'owls should see in the dark' [Foot]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

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Principles are not ultimate, but arise from the necessities of human life [Foot]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / a. Normativity

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If you demonstrate the reason to act, there is no further question of 'why should I?' [Foot]