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All the ideas for 'works', 'Martin Heidegger in conversation' and 'The Methods of Ethics (7th edn)'

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7 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)

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I say the manifestation of Being needs humans, and humans only exist as reflected in Being [Heidegger]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will

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If we say that freedom depends on rationality, the irrational actions are not free [Sidgwick]

23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism

23059

Self-interest is not rational, if the self is just a succession of memories and behaviour [Sidgwick, by Gray]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

4129	It is self-evident (from the point of view of the Universe) that no individual has more importance than another [Sidgwick]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism

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Sidwick argues for utilitarian institutions, rather than actions [Sidgwick, by Tuckness/Wolf]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / d. Heresy

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Philosophers are the forefathers of heretics [Tertullian]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / e. Fideism

6610	I believe because it is absurd [Tertullian]