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Ideas for 'works', 'A Defense of Presentism' and 'Critique of Practical Reason'

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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue

6194	The highest worth for human beings lies in dispositions, not just actions [Kant]

6198	Virtue is the supreme state of our pursuit of happiness, and so is supreme good [Kant]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue

1456	Moral law is holy, and the best we can do is achieve virtue through respect for the law [Kant]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

6185	No one would lend money unless a universal law made it secure, even after death [Kant]

6187	Universality determines the will, and hence extends self-love into altruism [Kant]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 5. Persons as Ends

6201	Everyone (even God) must treat rational beings as ends in themselves, and not just as means [Kant]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 6. Motivation for Duty

6186	A holy will is incapable of any maxims which conflict with the moral law [Kant]

6195	Reason cannot solve the problem of why a law should motivate the will [Kant]