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All the ideas for 'Introduction to Russell's Theory of Types', 'Free Will as Involving Determinism' and 'On the Genealogy of Ethics'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 2. Ancient Thought

7500	Early Greeks cared about city and companions; later Greeks concentrated on the self [Foucault]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / p. Axiom of Reducibility

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The Axiom of Reducibility is self-effacing: if true, it isn't needed [Quine]

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

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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

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

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / h. Fine deeds

7501	Why couldn't a person's life become a work of art? [Foucault]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / b. Types of pleasure

7498	Greeks and early Christians were much more concerned about food than about sex [Foucault]

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

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