Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'A Theory of Conditionals' and 'The Xunzi'

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6 ideas

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / a. Conditionals

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In nearby worlds where A is true, 'if A,B' is true or false if B is true or false [Stalnaker]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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A possible world is the ontological analogue of hypothetical beliefs [Stalnaker]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue

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Rituals escape natural chaos, and benefit everyone, by reshaping our motivations [Xunzi (Xun Kuang), by Norden]

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Rituals don't arise from human nature; they are the deliberate creations of a sage [Xunzi (Xun Kuang)]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles

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Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / d. Time as measure

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Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus]