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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
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We consist of animal bodies and god-like reason [Epictetus]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / f. Übermensch
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Every species produces exceptional beings, and we must just accept their nature [Epictetus]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / h. Expressivism
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Emotivists find it hard to analyse assertions of moral principles, rather than actual judgements [Brink]
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How can emotivists explain someone who recognises morality but is indifferent to it? [Brink]
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Two people might agree in their emotional moral attitude while disagreeing in their judgement [Brink]
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Emotivists claim to explain moral motivation by basing morality on non-cognitive attitudes [Brink]
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Emotivists tend to favour a redundancy theory of truth, making moral judgement meaningless [Brink]
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Emotivism implies relativism about moral meanings, but critics say disagreements are about moral reference [Brink]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death
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I will die as becomes a person returning what he does not own [Epictetus]
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Don't be frightened of pain or death; only be frightened of fearing them [Epictetus]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
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Knowledge of what is good leads to love; only the wise, who distinguish good from evil, can love [Epictetus]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / j. Evil
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The evil for everything is what is contrary to its nature [Epictetus]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good
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The essences of good and evil are in dispositions to choose [Epictetus]
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