Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Herodotus, Plutarch and Gilbert Harman
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / j. Ethics by convention
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Being manly and brave is the result of convention, not of human nature [Plutarch]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / d. Good as virtue
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Basing ethics on flourishing makes it consequentialist, as actions are judged by contributing to it [Harman]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism
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Maybe consequentialism is a critique of ordinary morality, rather than describing it [Harman]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / b. Eudaimonia
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What counts as 'flourishing' must be relative to various sets of values [Harman]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / e. Role of pleasure
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Animals don't value pleasure, as they cease sexual intercourse after impregnation [Plutarch]
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