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All the ideas for 'Clitophon', 'Moral Arguments' and 'Letters to Jacques Lenfant'

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic

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The most primitive thing in substances is force, which leads to their actions and dispositions [Leibniz]

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]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / f. Altruism

1590	The just man does not harm his enemies, but benefits everyone [Plato]