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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'The Methods of Ethics (7th edn)' and 'How there could be a private language'

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6 ideas

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will

23111

If we say that freedom depends on rationality, the irrational actions are not free [Sidgwick]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought

2604	We must have expressive power BEFORE we learn language [Fodor]

23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism

23059

Self-interest is not rational, if the self is just a succession of memories and behaviour [Sidgwick, by Gray]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

4129	It is self-evident (from the point of view of the Universe) that no individual has more importance than another [Sidgwick]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism

20588

Sidwick argues for utilitarian institutions, rather than actions [Sidgwick, by Tuckness/Wolf]