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Merrihew (1976). "Motive Utilitarianism".
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Merrihew (1974). "Theories of Actuality".
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What Is, and What Is In Itself: A Systematic
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A Theory of Virtue: Excellence in Being for the Good
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656:. New York: Oxford University Press. 1999.
587:. New York: Oxford University Press. 1987.
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3125:Afrikan Spir
3040:Thomas Chubb
2992:Early modern
2972:Adi Shankara
2885:Philosophers
2869:Natural evil
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2761:Spiritualism
2736:Perennialism
2689:Metaphysical
2533:Antireligion
2408:Teleological
2331:Cosmological
2282:Baháʼà Faith
2247:Christianity
2206:Personal god
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1975:Human rights
1918:After Virtue
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1418:Moral agency
1291:Common sense
1187:Universalism
1155:Expressivism
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1106:Subjectivism
1051:Terraforming
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3538:2024 deaths
3533:1937 births
3320:Antony Flew
3305:Peter Geach
3238:René Guénon
3185:Lev Shestov
3180:Rudolf Otto
2887:of religion
2726:Panentheism
2659:Inclusivism
2578:Exclusivism
2573:Esotericism
2543:Creationism
2523:Agnosticism
2491:Poor design
2486:Omnipotence
2413:Natural law
2388:Ontological
2341:Contingency
2191:Holy Spirit
1793:(c. 322 BC)
1659:Kierkegaard
1478:Stewardship
1255:Rousseauian
1172:Rationalism
1084:Cognitivism
1031:Programming
1006:Meat eating
979:Engineering
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311:philosopher
284:Continental
243:metaphysics
193:Metaphysics
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3290:J L Mackie
3248:Karl Barth
3045:David Hume
2967:Maimonides
2952:Heraclitus
2741:Polytheism
2711:Nondualism
2699:Humanistic
2684:Naturalism
2674:Monotheism
2632:Henotheism
2627:Gnosticism
2558:Demonology
2441:747 gambit
2358:Experience
2196:Misotheism
1689:Bonhoeffer
1398:Immorality
1341:Eudaimonia
1301:Conscience
1296:Compassion
1182:Skepticism
1177:Relativism
1094:Naturalism
1074:Absolutism
1046:Technology
896:Deontology
812:2024-04-18
747:2015-07-07
673:References
280:analytical
253:, and the
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3390:Loyal Rue
3115:Karl Marx
2937:Gaudapada
2766:Shamanism
2731:Pantheism
2716:Nontheism
2694:Religious
2679:Mysticism
2652:Christian
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2593:Atheistic
2588:Christian
2471:Nonbelief
2456:Free will
2272:Mormonism
2096:Afterlife
1950:Casuistry
1862:Either/Or
1769:Korsgaard
1764:Azurmendi
1729:MacIntyre
1669:Nietzsche
1599:Augustine
1594:Confucius
1574:Aristotle
1550:Ethicists
1508:Intrinsic
1473:Suffering
1383:Happiness
1356:Free will
1336:Etiquette
1281:Authority
1225:Epicurean
1220:Confucian
1215:Christian
1150:Emotivism
974:Discourse
911:Pragmatic
883:Normative
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393:actualism
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3512:Category
3457:Religion
3447:Exegesis
2932:Boethius
2927:Averroes
2922:Avicenna
2904:medieval
2874:Theodicy
2721:Pandeism
2637:Humanism
2605:Thealogy
2548:Dharmism
2518:Acosmism
2510:Theology
2378:Morality
2373:Miracles
2252:Hinduism
2242:Buddhism
2201:Pandeism
2176:Demiurge
2144:Theodicy
2040:Category
1980:Ideology
1945:Axiology
1774:Nussbaum
1724:Frankena
1719:Anscombe
1709:Williams
1664:Sidgwick
1584:Valluvar
1579:Diogenes
1564:Socrates
1488:Theodicy
1483:Sympathy
1448:Pacifism
1438:Morality
1351:Fidelity
1331:Equality
1286:Autonomy
1274:Concepts
1235:Feminist
1210:Buddhist
1140:Nihilism
1079:Axiology
1036:Research
969:Computer
964:Business
558:Synthèse
550:42069022
317:and the
168:Analytic
3483:more...
3216:postwar
2899:Ancient
2787:more...
2706:New Age
2647:Secular
2617:Fideism
2568:Dualism
2538:Atheism
2528:Animism
2434:Against
2277:Sikhism
2267:Judaism
2262:Jainism
2171:Brahman
2124:Miracle
1938:Related
1684:Tillich
1649:Bentham
1624:Spinoza
1619:Aquinas
1604:Mencius
1518:Western
1493:Torture
1458:Precept
1413:Loyalty
1408:Liberty
1403:Justice
1316:Dignity
1306:Consent
1250:Kantian
1240:Islamic
1203:Schools
1089:Realism
1021:Nursing
1016:Medical
1001:Machine
941:Applied
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2776:Theism
2669:Monism
2403:Reason
2353:Desire
2348:Degree
2316:Beauty
2230:God in
2186:Egoism
2139:Spirit
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1921:(1981)
1913:(1979)
1905:(1971)
1897:(1903)
1889:(1887)
1881:(1874)
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1744:Parfit
1739:Singer
1714:Mackie
1589:Cicero
1530:Virtue
1463:Rights
1388:Honour
1245:Jewish
1041:Sexual
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931:Virtue
875:Ethics
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110:Spouse
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2771:Taoic
2553:Deism
2336:Kalam
2287:Wicca
2257:Islam
2106:Faith
2021:Index
1783:Works
1754:Adams
1749:Nagel
1704:Dewey
1699:Rawls
1679:Barth
1674:Moore
1639:Hegel
1614:Xunzi
1569:Plato
1559:Laozi
1540:Wrong
1513:Japan
1503:Value
1498:Trust
1393:Ideal
1260:Stoic
1011:Media
996:Legal
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2368:Love
2134:Soul
1734:Hare
1694:Foot
1654:Mill
1634:Kant
1629:Hume
1609:Mozi
1525:Vice
1443:Norm
1371:Evil
1366:Good
1326:Duty
1066:Meta
989:Land
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901:Care
773:2011
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