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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'works' and 'The Conquest of Happiness'

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8 ideas

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / a. Preconditions for ethics

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Levinas took 'first philosophy' to begin with seeing the vulnerable faces of others [Levinas, by Aho]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness

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A happy and joyous life must largely be a quiet life [Russell]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom

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Boredom is an increasingly strong motivating power [Russell]

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Life is now more interesting, but boredom is more frightening [Russell]

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Boredom always involves not being fully occupied [Russell]

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Happiness involves enduring boredom, and the young should be taught this [Russell]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

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Levinas says Marxism is the replacement of individualist ethics, by solidarity and sociality [Levinas, by Critchley]