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All the ideas for 'reports', 'Morality and the emotions' and 'Introduction to Philosophical Papers I'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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I tried to be unsystematic and piecemeal, but failed; my papers presuppose my other views [Lewis]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

3016	Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / c. Role of emotions

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Reference to a person's emotions is often essential to understanding their actions [Williams,B]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / g. Controlling emotions

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Moral education must involve learning about various types of feeling towards things [Williams,B]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / h. Expressivism

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Emotivism saw morality as expressing emotions, and influencing others' emotions [Williams,B]

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

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An admirable human being should have certain kinds of emotional responses [Williams,B]

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

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Kant's love of consistency is too rigid, and it even overrides normal fairness [Williams,B]