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'fragments/reports', 'Conditionals' and 'Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn)'
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23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 2. Hedonism
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People need nothing except corn and water [Chrysippus, by Plutarch]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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All virtue is good, but not always praised (as in not lusting after someone ugly) [Chrysippus]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / b. Basis of virtue
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Chrysippus says virtue can be lost (though Cleanthes says it is too secure for that) [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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Chrysippus says nothing is blameworthy, as everything conforms with the best nature [Chrysippus, by Plutarch]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism
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Maybe the particularist moral thought of women is better than the impartial public thinking of men [Kymlicka]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
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One view says start with equality, and infer equal weight to interests, and hence maximum utility [Kymlicka]
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A second view says start with maximising the good, implying aggregation, and hence equality [Kymlicka]
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Utilitarianism is not a decision-procedure; choice of the best procedure is an open question [Kymlicka]
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