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All the ideas for 'Free Will as Involving Determinism', 'Aristotle on Friendship' and 'Teplitz Fragments'

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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 5. Empiricism Critique

19590

Empiricists are passive thinkers, given their philosophy by the external world and fate [Novalis]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism

22371

Determinism threatens free will if actions can be causally traced to external factors [Foot]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism

22372

Not all actions need motives, but it is irrational to perform troublesome actions with no motive [Foot]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

22373

People can act out of vanity without being vain, or even vain about this kind of thing [Foot]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

2685	The Greek 'philia' covers all good and fruitful relationships [Cooper,JM]