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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Sententia on 'De Caelo'' and 'Rule Utilitarianism and Euthanasia'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

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Philosophy aims to know the truth about the way things are [Aquinas]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism

3061	Anaxarchus said that he was not even sure that he knew nothing [Anaxarchus, by Diog. Laertius]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 2. Ideal of Pleasure

20883

Modern utilitarians value knowledge, friendship, autonomy, and achievement, as well as pleasure [Hooker,B]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 5. Rule Utilitarianism

20884

Rule-utilitarians prevent things like torture, even on rare occasions when it seems best [Hooker,B]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 2. Euthanasia

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Euthanasia is active or passive, and voluntary, non-voluntary or involuntary [Hooker,B]

20882

Euthanasia may not involve killing, so it is 'killing or not saving, out of concern for that person' [Hooker,B]