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All the ideas for 'On the Moral and Legal State of Abortion', 'The Idea of the Brain' and 'Nietzsche's Immoralism'

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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain
The brain is not passive, and merely processing inputs; it is active, and intervenes in the world [Cobb]
There is a single mouse neuron which has 862 inputs and 626 outputs [Cobb]
16. Persons / A. Concept of a Person / 1. Existence of Persons
Persons must be conscious, reasoning, motivated, communicative, self-aware [Warren, by Tuckness/Wolf]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility
Unlike aesthetic evaluation, moral evaluation needs a concept of responsibility [Foot]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice
The practice of justice may well need a recognition of human equality [Foot]