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All the ideas for 'Euthydemus', 'Heidegger: an introduction' and 'Persons, Character and Morality'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

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Knowledge is not a static set of correct propositions, but a continuing search for better interpretations [Polt]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking

304	Beautiful things must be different from beauty itself, but beauty itself must be present in each of them [Plato]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility

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When we consider possibilities, there must be something we are considering [Polt]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge

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Knowing how to achieve immortality is pointless without the knowledge how to use immortality [Plato]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 3. Reliabilism / a. Reliable knowledge

303	Say how many teeth the other has, then count them. If you are right, we will trust your other claims [Plato]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / d. Ethical theory

302	What knowledge is required to live well? [Plato]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / e. Good as knowledge

301	Only knowledge of some sort is good [Plato]

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

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It is important that a person can change their character, and not just be successive 'selves' [Williams,B]

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Kantians have an poor account of individuals, and insist on impartiality, because they ignore character [Williams,B]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / f. The Mean

305	Something which lies midway between two evils is better than either of them [Plato]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

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For utilitarians states of affairs are what have value, not matter who produced them [Williams,B]