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'fragments/reports', 'Causal Powers' and 'After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory'
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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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Maybe we can only understand rules if we first understand the virtues [MacIntyre]
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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 / d. Virtue theory critique
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Virtue is secondary to a role-figure, defined within a culture [MacIntyre, by Statman]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
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Characters are the masks worn by moral philosophies [MacIntyre]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / h. Right feelings
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If morality just is emotion, there are no external criteria for judging emotions [MacIntyre]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
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Since Moore thinks the right action produces the most good, he is a utilitarian [MacIntyre]
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