Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Buddhaghosa, Benjamin Constant and Emmanuel Levinas

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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / a. Preconditions for ethics

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Levinas took 'first philosophy' to begin with seeing the vulnerable faces of others [Levinas, by Aho]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty

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There are only duties if there are rights, so truth is only for those with a right to it [Constant]

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Unconditional truth-telling makes a society impossible [Constant]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

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Levinas says Marxism is the replacement of individualist ethics, by solidarity and sociality [Levinas, by Critchley]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 1. Causing Death

7907	Human killing is worse if the victim is virtuous [Buddhaghosa]