Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Critias, Leucippus and Christian Wolff

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5 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason

18241

Sufficient reason is implied by contradiction, of an insufficient possible which exists [Wolff, by Korsgaard]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

490	Everything happens by reason and necessity [Leucippus]

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

541	Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question

18242

Confucius shows that ethics can rest on reason, rather than on revelation [Wolff, by Korsgaard]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

542	Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias]