Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Necessary Existents', 'On the Concept of Character' and 'Les quaestiones de anima (lectures on the soul)'

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6 ideas

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind
Intellectual and moral states, and even the soul itself, depend on prime matter for their existence [Blasius, by Pasnau]
19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions
Propositions (such as 'that dog is barking') only exist if their items exist [Williamson]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
We see our character as a restricting limit, but also as an unshakable support [Weil]
We don't see character in a single moment, but only over a period of time [Weil]
The concept of character is at the centre of morality [Weil]
We modify our character by placing ourselves in situations, or by attending to what seems trivial [Weil]