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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 / B. Contract Ethics / 3. Promise Keeping
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Promises hold because I give myself a reason, not because it is an institution [Searle]
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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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The mistake is to think we can prove what can only be seen directly in moral thinking [Prichard]
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / d. Virtue theory critique
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Virtues won't generate an obligation, so it isn't a basis for morality [Prichard]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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'Ought' implies that there is a reason to do something [Searle]
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We feel obligations to overcome our own failings, and these are not relations to other people [Prichard]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
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If pain were instrinsically wrong, it would be immoral to inflict it on ourselves [Prichard]
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