Ideas from 'Human Flourishing, Ethics and Liberty' by Gilbert Harman [1983], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Explaining Value and Other Essays' by Harman,Gilbert [OUP 2000,0-19-823804-5]].

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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / d. Good as virtue
Basing ethics on flourishing makes it consequentialist, as actions are judged by contributing to it
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / b. Eudaimonia
What counts as 'flourishing' must be relative to various sets of values