Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Jerrold J. Katz and David Hume

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

3925	Personal Merit is the possession of useful or agreeable mental qualities [Hume]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue

4580	All virtues benefit either the public, or the individual who possesses them [Hume]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice

3922	Justice only exists to support society [Hume]

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If we all naturally had everything we could ever desire, the virtue of justice would be irrelevant [Hume]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

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Friendship without community spirit misses out on the main part of virtue [Hume]