Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'General Draft', 'Dialogue on Things and Words' and 'Moral Arguments'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

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Philosophy is homesickness - the urge to be at home everywhere [Novalis]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers

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Truth is a characteristic of possible thoughts [Leibniz]

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True and false seem to pertain to thoughts, yet unthought propositions seem to be true or false [Leibniz]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 6. Idealisation

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Desire for perfection is an illness, if it turns against what is imperfect [Novalis]

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

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