Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Boethius, Barry Smith and Gilbert Harman

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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue

5763	The bad seek the good through desire, but the good through virtue, which is more natural [Boethius]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

5123	Maybe there is no such thing as character, and the virtues and vices said to accompany it [Harman]

5124	If a person's two acts of timidity have different explanations, they are not one character trait [Harman]

5125	Virtue ethics might involve judgements about the virtues of actions, rather than character [Harman]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / j. Unity of virtue

5759	Varied aims cannot be good because they differ, but only become good when they unify [Boethius]