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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'The Handbook [Encheiridion]' and 'works'

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8 ideas

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use
20949 Study the use of words, not their origins [Herder]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
23366 We see nature's will in the ways all people are the same [Epictetus]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value
7669 We cannot attain all the ideals of every culture, so there cannot be a perfect life [Herder, by Berlin]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
7903 The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / f. Compassion
4022 Epictetus says we should console others for misfortune, but not be moved by pity [Epictetus, by Taylor,C]
23365 If someone is weeping, you should sympathise and help, but not share his suffering [Epictetus]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
7668 Herder invented the idea of being rooted in (or cut off from) a home or a group [Herder, by Berlin]
25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / a. Right to punish
23368 Perhaps we should persuade culprits that their punishment is just? [Epictetus]