Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Xenophon, Ernst Mach and Eileen John

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 2. Positivism

15873

Laws of nature are just records of regularities and correlations, with concepts to make recording them easier [Mach, by Harré]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

22692

A work can be morally and artistically excellent, despite rejecting moral truth [John,E]

22693

The works we value most are in sympathy with our own moral views [John,E]

22694

We should understand what is morally important in a story, without having to endorse it [John,E]

22695

We value morality in art because that is what we care about - but it is a contingent fact [John,E]

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

5845	Niceratus learnt the whole of Homer by heart, as a guide to goodness [Xenophon]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles

5833	Education is the greatest of human goods [Xenophon]