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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Equality' and 'Reply to Hellman'

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12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence

9379	A sentence is obvious if it is true, and any speaker of the language will instantly agree to it [Quine]

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

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]

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

3282	The general form of moral reasoning is putting yourself in other people's shoes [Nagel]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / c. Difference principle

3278	An egalitarian system must give priority to those with the worst prospects in life [Nagel]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality

3281	The ideal of acceptability to each individual underlies the appeal to equality [Nagel]

3275	Equality was once opposed to aristocracy, but now it opposes public utility and individual rights [Nagel]

3277	In judging disputes, should we use one standard, or those of each individual? [Nagel]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality

3273	Equality nowadays is seen as political, social, legal and economic [Nagel]

3274	Equality can either be defended as good for society, or as good for individual rights [Nagel]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

3276	A morality of rights is very minimal, leaving a lot of human life without restrictions or duties [Nagel]