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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Moral Dilemmas Revisited' and 'Goodness and Choice'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

291	Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / a. Dilemmas

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There is no restitution after a dilemma, if it only involved the agent, or just needed an explanation [Foot, by PG]

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I can't understand how someone can be necessarily wrong whatever he does [Foot]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / b. Successful function

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Being a good father seems to depend on intentions, rather than actual abilities [Foot]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage

293	Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 3. Natural Function

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Some words, such as 'knife', have a meaning which involves its function [Foot]