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All the ideas for 'Reportatio', 'Moral Arguments' and 'Self-Reliance'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

6558	A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds [Emerson]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / k. Ethics from nature

22375

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

22378

We can't affirm a duty without saying why it matters if it is not performed [Foot]

22377

Whether someone is rude is judged by agreed criteria, so the facts dictate the value [Foot]

22376

Facts and values are connected if we cannot choose what counts as evidence of rightness [Foot]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

9111	God is not wise, but more-than-wise; God is not good, but more-than-good [William of Ockham]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 4. God Reflects Humanity

9112	We could never form a concept of God's wisdom if we couldn't abstract it from creatures [William of Ockham]