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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'On a supposed right to lie' and 'Reductive Theories of Modality'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

9218	Maybe what distinguishes philosophy from science is its pursuit of necessary truths [Sider]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 3. Promise Keeping

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If lies were ever acceptable, with would undermine all duties based on contract [Kant]

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

541	Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty

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The law will protect you if you tell a truth which results in murder [Kant]

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

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