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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Moral Arguments' and 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd edn)'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy

2945	Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

2946	You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer]

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

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Moral judgements need more than the relevant facts, if the same facts lead to 'x is good' and 'x is bad' [Foot]

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

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We can't affirm a duty without saying why it matters if it is not performed [Foot]

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Whether someone is rude is judged by agreed criteria, so the facts dictate the value [Foot]

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Facts and values are connected if we cannot choose what counts as evidence of rightness [Foot]

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

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