Ideas from 'Persons, Character and Morality' by Bernard Williams [1976], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Moral Luck: Papers 1973-1980' by Williams,Bernard [CUP 1981,0-521-28691-3]].

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

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It is important that a person can change their character, and not just be successive 'selves'

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Kantians have an poor account of individuals, and insist on impartiality, because they ignore character

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

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For utilitarians states of affairs are what have value, not matter who produced them